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Asian Green Bee-Eater

කොළ මී කුරුල්ලා பச்சைப் பஞ்சுருட்டான்

Merops orientalis

Least concern

Asian Green Bee-Eater
Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The Asian green bee-eater, also known as the little green bee-eater, and just green bee-eater, is a bird species in the bee-eater family. It is resident or with short-distance seasonal movements, and is found widely distributed across Asia from coastal southern Iran east through the Indian subcontinent to Vietnam. Populations in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that were formerly assigned to this species are now considered to be distinct species, the African green bee-eater and the Arabian green bee-eater. 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.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Asian green bee-eater — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): பச்சைப் பஞ்சுருட்டான் — CC BY-SA 4.0