Red-bearded bee-eater
Red-bearded bee-eater | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Meropidae |
Genus: | Nyctyornis |
Species: | N. amictus |
Binomial name | |
Nyctyornis amictus (Temminck, 1824) |
The red-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) is a large species of bee-eater found in southern Myanmar, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby smaller islands. This species is found in openings in patches of dense forest.
Description
Like other bee-eaters, they are colourful birds with long tails, long decurved beaks and pointed wings. They are large bee-eaters, predominantly green, with a red colouration to face that extends on to the slightly hanging throat feathers to form the “beard”. Their eyes are orange.
Diet
Like other bee-eaters, they predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in flight from perches concealed in foliage. They hunt alone or in pairs, rather than in flocks, and sit motionless for long periods before pursuing their prey.
Behaviour
Like other bee-eaters, they nest in burrows tunnelled into the side of sandy banks, but do not form colonies.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Nyctyornis amictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683661A92994496. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683661A92994496.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- The Hamlyn photographic guide to birds of the world, foreword by Christopher Perrins; general editor: Andrew Gosler, London : Hamlyn, 1991, ISBN 0-600-57239-0
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