The blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southeastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, seen seasonally in much of peninsular India.
This species is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the blue-cheeked bee-eater, M. persicus.
This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green; its face has a narrow blue patch with a black eye stripe, and a yellow and brown throat; the tail is blue and the beak is black. It can reach a length of 23–26 cm, including the two elongated central tail feathers. Sexes are alike.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-tailed_bee-eater
The first time I saw this bird it was really indeed a life for the month of January. It was stayed in my checklist for several months, I'm just lucky enough that I spotted the Blue-tailed Bee-eater at Canyapasan in Dingle. There are a lots of opportunity to shoot in an open shot and I did got a lot of decent pictures.
This species is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the blue-cheeked bee-eater, M. persicus.
This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green; its face has a narrow blue patch with a black eye stripe, and a yellow and brown throat; the tail is blue and the beak is black. It can reach a length of 23–26 cm, including the two elongated central tail feathers. Sexes are alike.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-tailed_bee-eater
The first time I saw this bird it was really indeed a life for the month of January. It was stayed in my checklist for several months, I'm just lucky enough that I spotted the Blue-tailed Bee-eater at Canyapasan in Dingle. There are a lots of opportunity to shoot in an open shot and I did got a lot of decent pictures.
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