Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
Bay-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) - HBW 6, p. 339
French: Guêpier de Leschenault
German: Braunkopfspint
Spanish: Abejaruco Cabecirrufo
Other common names: Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Taxonomy: Merops Leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817, Java; error = Sri Lanka.
Relationships unclear. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817 - S India and Sri Lanka; N India and Nepal E to SC China (Yunnan) and Indochina and Malay Peninsula.
- andamanensis Marien, 1950 - Andaman Is and nearby islands of Great and Little Coco.
- quinticolor Vieillot, 1817 - Java and Bali W into S Sumatra.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair feeding in the understory near a river Locality Nameri National Park, Sonitpur District, Assam, India (ssp leschenaulti)
Ron Hoff 2 March 2008 4 years ago 27 sec 4.8 -
A bird perched and joined by another one Locality Nameri National Park, Sonitpur District, Assam, India (ssp leschenaulti)
Ron Hoff 2 March 2008 4 years ago 44 sec 4.6 -
Adult Bay-headed Bee-eaters frontal then dorsal views on a branch shaking off excess water and preening after bathing. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp leschenaulti)
Mark Andrews 4 February 2011 2 years ago 57 sec 4.3 -
A dorsal view of a preening adult Bay-headed Bee-eater on a branch after bathing. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp leschenaulti)
Mark Andrews 4 February 2011 2 years ago 1 min 9 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a wire, looking around and stretching its body Locality Phan Thiet Road, Di Linh, Annam, Vietnam (ssp leschenaulti)
Josep del Hoyo 15 April 2008 4 years ago 25 sec 3.6 -
A bird on a branch, calling once. Locality Kithulgala Forest Reserve, Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp leschenaulti)
Eldert Groenewoud 20 October 2008 4 years ago 33 sec 3.5
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"enjoy breakfast"
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp leschenaulti)
p.supat 10 May 2011 1 year ago 4.6 -
"Courtship"
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp leschenaulti)
p.supat 23 January 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
"warm family"
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp leschenaulti)
p.supat 10 May 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
Perched on a branch
Locality Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka
John A Thompson 25 March 2012 1 year ago 4.4 -
Perched on a branch
Locality Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka
John A Thompson 25 March 2012 1 year ago 4.2 -
A birding landing on a perch
Locality Krabi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp leschenaulti)
LouisCheung 1 February 2010 2 years ago 4.1
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A bird singing.
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
(ssp leschenaulti)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 3.5
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