Bee-eaters

Purple-bearded Bee-eater

Meropogon forsteni

The Purple-bearded Bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni) is a 55 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Bee-eaters

Order

Coraciiformes

Weight

55 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in Indonesia.

Where to see it: Lore Lindu NP · Lake Tambing vicinity (Indonesia); Tangkoko Batuangus NR · Forest and General Area (Indonesia).

Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist