Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
Least ConcernAves · Coraciiformes · Meropidae
About
The blue-tailed bee-eater is a bee-eater species mostly seen in open habitats close to water. It is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia where many populations are strongly migratory, and seen seasonally in many parts but breeding colonially in small areas across their range, mostly in river valleys, where they nest by tunneling into loamy sand banks.
Fun Fact
It is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia where many populations are strongly migratory, and seen seasonally in many parts but breeding colonially in small areas across their range, mostly in river valleys, where they nest by tunneling into loamy sand banks.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Distributed across South and Southeast Asia where many populations are strongly migratory, and seen seasonally in many parts but breeding colonially in small areas across their range, mostly in river valleys, where they nest by tunneling into loamy sand banks.
Diet
Eats flying insects, especially bees (as large as the Xylocopa sp.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance