Blue-bearded Bee-eater

The Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni is a large species of bee-eater found in South Asia. This species is found in openings in patches of dense forest. It is found in the Malayan region and also extends into the Western Ghats in southwestern India. The blue feathers of its throat are elongated and often held fluffed up giving it the name. They are not as gregarious or active as the smaller bee-eaters, and their square ended tail lacks the typical wires made up of the shafts of the longer central tail feathers in many species.

The Blue-bearded Bee-eater is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

* Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni * Purple-bearded Bee-eater, Meropogon forsteni * Little Bee-eater, Merops pusillus * Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Merops persicus * Little Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis * White-throated Bee-eater, Merops albicollis * Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, Merops hirundinaeus * Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Merops philippinus * Black Bee-eater, Merops gularis * Blue-headed Bee-eater, Merops More

Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni), the Purple-bearded Bee-eater completes the bearded bee-eater family Nyctyornithidae. All other bee-eaters belong to the family Meropidae.” Top images of the copulating birds by Gloria, others by Paul Pearson, Andy Rhodes and Pete Morris. Visit Gloria’s blog by clicking HERE! Related Posts: * Courtship feeding of a Red-bearded Bee-eater Ashley Ng shared an image of a male Red-bearded... More

Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) Khao Yai NP, Thailand Date July 1994(1994-07) Source Own work Author Aviceda Permission (Reusing this file) See below. More

The Blue-bearded Bee-eater is associated with rainforests, where it forages in edge habitats The bee-eaters have an Old World distribution, occurring from Europe to Australia. The centre of diversity of the family is Africa, although a number of species also occur in Asia. A single species occurs in Europe, the European Bee-eater and Australia, the Rainbow Bee-eater; and there is one Madagascar species, the Olive Bee-eater (also found on mainland Africa). More

The Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni is a large species of bee-eater found in South Asia. This species is found in openings in patches of dense forest. It is found in the Malayan region and also extends into the Western Ghats in southwestern India. The blue feathers of its throat are elongated and often held fluffed up giving it the name. More

Results for: blue-bearded bee-eaterTranslations 1 - 30 of 347 English English Finnish Finnish blue-bearded bee-eater siniampiaissyöjä, Nyctyornis athertoni red-bearded bee-eater puna-ampiaissyöjä, Nyctyornis amictus purple-bearded bee-eater celebesinampiaissyöjä, Meropogon forsteni blue-headed bee-eater sinimehiläissyöjä, Merops muelleri blue-throated bee-eater indonesianmehiläissyöjä, Merops viridis blue-tailed bee-eater safiirimehiläissyöjä, Merops philippinus blue-cheeked bee-eater More

Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) = French: Guêpier à barbe bleue German: Blaubartspint Spanish: Abejaruco Barbiazul Taxonomy: Merops athertoni Jardine and Selby, 1830, India. Two subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution: * athertoni (Jardine & Selby, 1830) - W, E & N India (Western & Eastern Ghats, S Himalayas) E to Indochina. * brevicaudatus (Koelz, 1939) - Hainan. More

Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni - Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni copyright Arun P. Singh; 30 April2006; Secondary forest, Jharipani(1850m), nr Mussoorie, Uttaranchal COPYRIGHT: delhibird - The Northern India Bird Network. All rights reserved. More

* Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni * Genus: Meropogon * Purple-bearded Bee-eater, Meropogon forsteni * Genus: Merops * Little Bee-eater, Merops pusillus * Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Merops persicus * Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis * White-throated Bee-eater, Merops albicollis More

Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni Distribution and habitat This species is found in a variety of habitats mostly at medium altitudes but below 2000m altitude. Thin to fairly thick forest in medium elevations with clearings is the typical habitat. It is found singly or in small groups of up to three and is very patchily distributed. Their presence in an area can easily be missed. More

Blue-bearded Bee-eater: larger than other bee-eaters that occur in the country; it is about the size of a pigeon, but slimmer. Bill is black. Forehead is grass-green. The feathers at the middle of the throat and upper breast are light blue, lengthened into a beard conspicuous in profile while calling. Underparts reddish buff broadly streaked with green. Tail is square without projecting pinfeathers. Usually seen in pairs in secondary forests. Feeds usually on insects, occasionally honey from flowers. Also found in India and Sri Lanka. More

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Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni Meropidae (BEE-EATERS) Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni This photo was taken in: Thailand Notes on this photo: Location: Kui Buri national park, Thailand The photo was taken by: Aathit Tripathi , Thailand Reports Reports from birdtours.co.uk Birdtours.co. More

Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) by David Edwards. More

The Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni is a large species of bee-eater found in South Asia. More