Bee-eaters

Blue-throated Bee-eater

Merops viridis

The Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) is a 35 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Bee-eaters

Order

Coraciiformes

Weight

35 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

10

Recorded in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, India, Philippines.

Where to see it: Kranji Marsh (Singapore); Singapore Botanic Gardens (Singapore); Sepilok · Rainforest Discovery Center (Malaysia); Dairy Farm Nature Park (Singapore); Luagan Lalak (Brunei Darussalam).

Photo: (c) Samuel Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist