- Red-bearded Bee-eater
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Red-bearded Bee-eater Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae Genus: Nyctyornis Species: N. amictus Binomial name Nyctyornis amictus
(Temminck, 1824)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 decurved beaks 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.
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Nyctyornis amictus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 27 February 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- The Hamlyn photographic guide to birds of the world, foreword by Christopher Perrins; general editor: Andrew Gosler, London : Hamlyn, 1991, ISBN 0-600-57239-0
Bee-eaters (family: Meropidae) Genus SpeciesNyctyornis Red-bearded Bee-eater • Blue-bearded Bee-eaterMeropogon Merops Little Bee-eater • Blue-cheeked Bee-eater • Green Bee-eater • White-throated Bee-eater • Swallow-tailed Bee-eater • Blue-tailed Bee-eater • Black Bee-eater • Blue-headed Bee-eater • Red-throated Bee-eater • White-fronted Bee-eater • Blue-breasted Bee-eater • Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater • Black-headed Bee-eater • Somali Bee-eater • Böhm's Bee-eater • Blue-throated Bee-eater • Olive Bee-eater • Rainbow Bee-eater • European Bee-eater • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater • Rosy Bee-eater • Northern Carmine Bee-eater • Southern Carmine Bee-eaterCategories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Meropidae
- Coraciiformes stubs
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