Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater
Scientific Name:
Merops superciliosusStatus:
spring vagrant and rare species.Voice:
bubbling, ringing disyllabic “prr-ipp”Length:
It ranges from 28-30 cm.
Wingspan:
It ranges from 46-48 cm.Habitat:
They live in open, arid terrain, usually close to water.Behaviour:
Perches on prominent branches. They are attractively marked and aerobatic bee-eater.Sexes:
They have similar sexes.Physical appearance:
Adult plumage essentially green although appears bluish on rump and lower back. Head markings distinctive. They have black eye stripe and white forehead grading to sky-blue supercilium, cheeks sky blue and throat is yellow, grading to orange-red. Tail streamers extremely long, at least twice length of those of bee-eater. Juvenile like adult but plumage duller and tail streamers much shorter.
Pictures Credit: Google images
Amazing captures, great info and interesting post. Thanks for sharing.
I've seen hummingbirds wing it.
It moves incredibly fast.
Glamorous pictures are good.
The bird is beautiful. I would love to you to add other characteristics like top speed, so we can know how fast they are.
this beautiful bird is my friend @introvert-dime