Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti - Guêpier de Leschenault

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Méropidés
Genus
:
Merops
Species
:
leschenaulti

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1817

Biometrics

Size
: 20 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 23 à 33 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Merops leschenaulti leschenaulti (India and Sri Lanka to sc China, Indochina and Malay Pen.)
Merops leschenaulti quinticolor (Sumatra, Java and Bali)
Merops leschenaulti andamanensis (Andaman Is.)

Foreign names

Guêpier de Leschenault,
Abejaruco cabecirrufo,
abelharuco-acastanhado,
Braunkopfspint,
barnafejű gyurgyalag,
Bruinkopbijeneter,
Gruccione testacastana,
rosthuvad biätare,
Bengalbieter,
včelárik hnedohlavý,
vlha hnědohlavá,
Rustbiæder,
kastanjamehiläissyöjä,
abellerol cap-rogenc,
żołna obrożna,
ogrličasti čebelar,
Буроголовая щурка,
Kirik-kirik senja,
チャガシラハチクイ,
栗头蜂虎,
นกจาบคาหัวสีส้ม,
栗頭蜂虎,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens