Summary ²

"A small bee-eater, richly coloured with green and tinged with blue. It has elongated central tail feathers. Abundantly seen in open countryside, often perched on wires, from which it sallies to catch insects in flight."

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/3012046092_30eddf8ac4_o.jpg
2. (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26325206

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

Range Map

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