LOCAL NAMES

• Penda Nil Binguharaya, නිල්පෙඳ බිඟුහරයා, মৌমাছি ভক্ষক, पतेना, mangeur d’abeilles, Bienenesser, gruccione, ಜೇನು-ಭಕ್ಷಕ, തേനീച്ച തിന്നുന്നവൻ, मधमाशी खाणारा, пчелоед, comedor de abejas, தேனீ உண்பவன், తేనెటీగ-తినేవాడు, آكل النحل, জিঞাখাটী, बडा पतरिंगा, ನೀಲಿಬಾಲದ ಕಳ್ಳಿಪೀರ, വലിയ വേലിത്തത്ത, निळ्या शेपटीचा पाणपोपट, नीलपुच्छ्रे मुरलीचरा, நீலவால் பஞ்சுருட்டான்
• Chinese 栗喉蜂虎
• Chinese (SIM) 栗喉蜂虎
• Czech vlha modroocasá
• Dutch Blauwstaartbijeneter
• English Blue-tailed Bee-eater
• English (United States) Blue-tailed Bee-eater
• French Guêpier à queue d’azur
• French (French Guiana) Guêpier à queue d’azur
• German Blauschwanzspint
• Indonesian Kirik-kirik laut
• Japanese ハリオハチクイ
• Malayalam വലിയ വേലിത്തത്ത
• Norwegian blåhalebieter
• Odia ନୀଳ ଲାଞ୍ଜ ପାତୀରି
• Polish żołna modrosterna
• Portuguese (Portugal) Abelharuco-de-cauda-azul
• Russian Синехвостая щурка
• Serbian Plavorepa pčelarica
• Slovak včelárik modrochvostý
• Spanish Abejaruco Coliazul
• Spanish (Spain) Abejaruco coliazul
• Swedish blåstjärtad biätare
• Telugu నీలితోక పసరిక
• Thai นกจาบคาหัวเขียว
• Turkish Mavi Kuyruklu Arıkuşu
• Ukrainian Бджолоїдка синьохвоста

DESCRIPTION

Merops philippinus, a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. Elegant, slender bird of open country, frequently seen in flight or perched on exposed snags or telephone wires. It is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia. Adult green overall, with blue tail, thin black mask, and rufous throat; bright rufous underwings visible in flight. Usually catch the Pray on the flight. And are beaten on the perch to kill and break the stingers before eating. Their sounds calls are like …. Named locally as penda nil binguharaya. breeding colonially in small areas across their range, mostly in river valleys, where the nest by tunneling into loamy sand banks.