Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti

Least Concern

The Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over South Asian and Southeast Asian forests and wooded edges. It often perches in the open, beats larger prey against a branch, and nests in tunnels dug into banks, cliffs, or sandy ground.

Family

Meropidae

Group

Bee-eaters

Range

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Range — Resident or seasonal range in South Asian and Southeast Asian forests and wooded edges

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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