Blue-throated Bee-eater
Merops viridis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The blue-throated bee-eater is a species of bird in the bee-eater family. It is found in much of southeast Asia, in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Their diet consists mostly of bees, wasps, and dragonflies. Blue-throated bee-eater is a medium-large species of bee-eater with brightly coloured plumage consisting of a red-brown nape, dark green wings, light green breast, and their signature blue throat. The juvenile plumage has a dark green head and wings and light green breast, only developing their full plumage in adulthood. They have a rich variety of songs and calls, including long calls which allow them to communicate long distances in the forest.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Meropidae
- Genus
- Merops