Blue-moustached Bee-eater
Merops mentalis
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
The blue-moustached bee-eater is a species of bird in the family Meropidae, a group of brightly colored Palearctic and Afrotropical birds noted for feeding primarily on venomous Hymenoptera such as bees and wasps. The blue-moustached bee-eater is one of 31 species within this family. It is a small, dark bee-eater measuring about 19 cm in length. Both sexes are generally similar in appearance, with predominantly purplish-blue plumage, a rich chestnut mantle, back, and wings.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Meropidae
- Genus
- Merops