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Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) - Wiki
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Red-bearded Bee-eater
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[Photo] Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus). Date 27 January 2007. Photo by S. King
The Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus is a large species of bee-eater found in the Indo-Malayan subregion of South-east Asia. This species is found in openings in patches of dense forest.
Like other bee-eaters, they are colourful birds with long tails, long downturned bills and pointed wings. They are large bee-eaters, predominantly green, with a red colouration to face that extends on to the slightly hanging throat feathers to form the “beard”.
Like other bee-eaters, they predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in flight from perches concealed in foliage. They hunt alone or in pairs, rather than in flocks, and sit motionless for long periods before pursuing their prey.
Like other bee-eaters, they nest in burrows tunnelled into the side of sandy banks, but do not form colonies.
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Scientific Name: Nyctyornis amictus (Temminck, 1824)
Common Names: Red-bearded Bee-eater
French: Guêpier à fraise German: Rotbartspint Spanish: Abejaruco barbirrojo
Taxonomy: Merops amictus Temminck, 1824, Bengkulu, Sumatra. |
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