Order - Coraciiformes
Family - Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
Family - Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
绿喉蜂虎 (lǜ-hóu fēng-hǔ)
Malay : Berek-Berek Hijau Asia
Japanese : ミドリハチクイ (midori hachi-kui)
Kanji 日語漢字 : 緑蜂喰
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 11,600,000km²
Migratory Status : Full Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 11,600,000km²
Migratory Status : Full Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Taxonomy update for 2022
Green Bee-eater (Yellow-throated), Green Bee-eater (Arabian),
and Green Bee-eater (Russet-crowned) are split as
African Green Bee-eater (Merops viridissimus), Arabian Green Bee-eater
(Merops cyanophrys), and Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis).
- African Green Bee-eater (Merops viridissimus)
- Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys)
- Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
and Green Bee-eater (Russet-crowned) are split as
African Green Bee-eater (Merops viridissimus), Arabian Green Bee-eater
(Merops cyanophrys), and Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis).
- African Green Bee-eater (Merops viridissimus)
- Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys)
- Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
Potential contact areas include the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, where
African Green Bee-eater may occur on the west side of the peninsula close to
Arabian Bee-eaters and parts of Iraq, where Arabian Bee-eaters to the
south approach Asian Bee-eaters to the north and east. fortunately each
species is readily identified by its face coloration and throat color.
Individuals in Africa are primarily green, while individuals in Asia have green foreheads and blue throats, and Middle Eastern birds’ foreheads and throats are both blue.
African Green Bee-eater may occur on the west side of the peninsula close to
Arabian Bee-eaters and parts of Iraq, where Arabian Bee-eaters to the
south approach Asian Bee-eaters to the north and east. fortunately each
species is readily identified by its face coloration and throat color.
Individuals in Africa are primarily green, while individuals in Asia have green foreheads and blue throats, and Middle Eastern birds’ foreheads and throats are both blue.
Size : 16–18 cm; Overall: 17.3–27.0 g; Wingspan : 20–30 cm
Subspecies (4) and Distribution
- Merops orientalis orientalis (Latham, J 1802)
– Rann of Kutch to Bangladesh and south through peninsular India. - Merops orientalis ceylonicus (Whistler, H 1944)
– Endemic to Sri Lanka. - Merops orientalis beludschicus (Neumann, OR 1910)
– Southern Iran east to northwest India (western Rajasthan). - Merops orientalis ferrugeiceps (Anderson, J 1879)
– Northeastern India (east Assam) and southern China (Yunnan) to southern Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Distribution Map
1st Peninsula Malaysia & Malaysia Record !!!
Merops orientalis ssp. ferrugeiceps
Date : 18 December 2022
Date : 18 December 2022
Location : Kampung Hutan Putus, Bandar Kuala Kedah, Daerah Kota Setar, Kedah
Merops orientalis ssp. ferrugeiceps
Date : 18 December 2022
Date : 18 December 2022
Location : Kampung Hutan Putus, Bandar Kuala Kedah, Daerah Kota Setar, Kedah
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