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The blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and persicus is Latin for "Persian". It breeds in Northern Africa, and the Middle East from eastern Turkey to Kazakhstan and India. It is generally strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, although some populations breed and live year-round in the Sahel. This species occurs as a rare vagrant north of its breeding range, with most vagrants occurring in Italy and Greece.
Scientific Name : Merops Persicus
Family : Meropidae
Order : Coraciiformes
Class : Aves
Type : Bee-Eaters
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 31 cm
Compare Size : Mayna
Wingspan : 47 cm
Weight : 45 g
Migratory : Resident Migrant
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : April - August
Other Names :
Hindi : बड़ा पतरिंगा
Marathi : निळ्या गालाचा पाणपोपट
Habitat:
Jheels, Tanks and sandy seashores.
Breeding:
4 or 5 eggs, White
Feeding:
eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Head | face has blue sides; A fine black band runs through the eye starting from base of bill |
| Throat | yellow and brown |
| Bill | black |
| Tail | has two elongated central tail |
| Note : predominantly green plumage; elongated central tail feathers of the female are shorter |
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 03 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
