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The green bee-eater (Merops orientalis), also known as little green bee-eater, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family. It is resident but prone to seasonal movements and is found widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and the Gambia to Ethiopia, the Nile valley, western Arabia and Asia through India to Vietnam. They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water. Several regional plumage variations are known and several subspecies have been named
Scientific Name : Merops Orientalis
Family : Meropidae
Order : Coraciiformes
Class : Aves
Type : Bee-Eaters
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 16 - 18 CM
Compare Size : House Sparrow
Wingspan : 29 - 49 cm
Weight : 15 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : March to June
Other Names :
English : Little Green Bee-Eater
Hindi : हरा पतरंगा
Marathi : वेडा राघू
Habitat:
grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water
Breeding:
3 - 5 eggs
Feeding:
insects
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Tail | elongated central tail-feathers |
| Throat | tinged with blue; has black line at base |
| Chin | tinged with blue |
| Crown | tinged with golden-rufous |
| Back | upper back tinged with golden-rufous |
| Primaries | rufous washed with green and tipped with blackish |
| Secondaries | rufous washed with green and tipped with blackish |
| Head | A fine black band runs through the eye starting from base of bill |
| Iris | crimson |
| Bill | long; black |
| Legs | dark-grey |
| Note : Most of plumage is bright-green |
|
| Juvenile | |
|---|---|
| Note : elongated central tail-feathers are absent |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 03 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 14 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 09 Dec 2018 | Harihareshwar Beach, Raigad, Maharashtra |
| 04 Nov 2018 | Shiravali Gaon, Raigad, Maharashtra |
| 05 Nov 2018 | Shiravali Gaon, Raigad, Maharashtra |
| 01 Feb 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
| 19 May 2022 | Karjat - Kashele - Khandas Road, Maharashtra |
| 01 May 2024 | Diveagar, Maharashtra |
