LOCAL NAMES

• Kola kurumini Kurulla, punchi binguharaya, Haritha Binguharaya, කොළ කුරුමිණි කුරුල්ලා, පුංචි බිඟුහරයා, හරිත බිඟුහරයා, وروار أخضر صغير, সবুজ বাঁশপাতি, Малък зелен пчелояд, 绿喉蜂虎, vlha indická, Lille Grøn Biæder, Kleine Groene Bijeneter, Guêpier d’Orient, Smaragdspint, Νανομελισσοφάγος, નાનો પતરંગો, લીલો પતરંગો, שרקרק גמדי, पतरिंगा, हरियल, हरा पतरंगा, Smaragdgyurgyalag, Mýsvelgur, ミドリハチクイ, ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಳ್ಳಿಪೀರ, Rytinis bitininkas, നാട്ടുവേലിത്തത്ത, वेडा राघू, बहिरा पोपट, रानपोपट, पाणपोपट, मुरली चरा, beryllbieter, زنبورخوار سبز, żołna wschodnia, Abelharuco-verde, ਹਰਾ ਮੱਖੀ-ਖਾਣਾ, Изумрудная щурка, Mala zelena pčelarica, včelárik východný, Smaragdni čebelar, Abejaruco Esmeralda, grön dvärgbiätare, பச்சைப் பஞ்சுருட்டான், చిన్న పసరిక, นกจาบคาเล็ก, Küçük Yeşil Arıkuşu
• Bulgarian Малък зелен пчелояд [Група orientalis]
• Chinese (SIM) 绿喉蜂虎
• Czech vlha indická
• Danish Asiatisk Lille Grøn Biæder
• Dutch Kleine Groene Bijeneter (orientalis groep)
• English Asian Green Bee-eater
• English (United States) Asian Green Bee-eater
• French Guêpier d’Orient
• French (French Guiana) Guêpier d’Orient
• German Bronzescheitel-Smaragdspint
• Greek Ασιατικός Νανομελισσοφάγος
• Hebrew שרקרק חום כיפה
• Hungarian Smaragdgyurgyalag [orientalis csoport]
• Icelandic Mýsvelgur
• Polish żołna wschodnia
• Romanian Prigorie mică
• Serbian Azijska zelena pčelarica
• Slovak včelárik východný
• Slovenian Smaragdni čebelar [orientalis]
• Spanish Abejaruco Esmeralda Oriental
• Spanish (Spain) Abejaruco esmeralda oriental
• Thai นกจาบคาเล็ก
• Turkish Asya Yeşil Arıkuşu
• Ukrainian Бджолоїдка мала

DESCRIPTION

Merops orientalis, also known as little green bee-eater, and green bee-eater in Sri Lanka, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family. A small dainty bee-eater with a slender black face mask and throat band. Arabian birds have a stunning electric-blue face and throat, African birds have the longest tail feathers, and South Asian birds have a warm orangish crown. Juveniles are duller than adults and lack the long tail feathers. They are obsessed with perching on TV Antennas. Usually found between 7-8am and after 4pm. Their sounds calls are like . Locally named Kola kurumini Kurulla, punchi binguharaya or Haritha Binguharaya.