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PLEASE! If you see any mistakes, I'm 100% sure that I have wrongly identified some birds.
So please let me know on my guestbook at the bottom of the page
So please let me know on my guestbook at the bottom of the page
  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.  Blue-tailed Bee-eater nesting site
Hat Chao Samran, Thailand - May 2020
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater sitting on top of the nest
The sand pile is from when digging the tunnel Hat Chao Samran, Thailand - May 2020
This is a bird which breeds in sub-tropical open country, such as farmland, parks or ricefields. It is most often seen near large waterbodies. Like other bee-eaters it predominantly eats insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch. This species probably takes bees and dragonflies in roughly equal numbers. The insects that are caught are beaten on the perch to kill and break the exoskeleton. This habit is seen in many other members of the coraciiformes order.  Blue-tailed Bee-eater with lunch
Hat Chao Samran, Thailand - May 2020
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater with lunch
Kui Buri NP, Thailand - July 2020
These bee-eaters are gregarious, nesting colonially in sandy banks or open flat areas. They make a relatively long tunnel in which the 5 to 7 spherical white eggs are laid. Both the male and the female take care of the eggs. These birds also feed and roost communally. The call is similar to that of the European bee-eater.   Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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 Juvenile Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Kui Buri NP, Thailand - July 2020
Listen to the Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
Conservation status
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Thank's to Nick Upton at www.thaibirding.com for HOT birding tip for the Bangkok area on his web page. Read his review by clicking HERE Visit Nick Upton at www.thaibirding.com for HOT birding tips for sites around Bangkok and Thailand. There are reviews of the birding sites with maps and information. And if you like Nick Upton's web page you will also like www.norththailandbirding.com I have used this page together with Nick Upton's page when planning my birding tours. Excellent reviews and information about the birding sites. I also got the Thai names of the birds from www.norththailandbirding.com. There is a bird check list with all the names in English and Thai. And of course also the Scientific Name. Down load the birdlist in Microsoft Excel format at www.norththailandbirding.com Or down load the Excel sheet by clicking HERE PLEASE! As I'm a first time birdwatcher bear in mind that some of the bird can be wrongly named. I have bought book and I confirm on the internet to get the right identity on the birds I take pictures off. But there can still be mistakes. Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 1st of January 2016 Location: Suan Rot Fai/ Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok  Blue-tailed Bee-eater - นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 1 January 2016 - Suan Rot Fai/ Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater - นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 1 January 2016 - Suan Rot Fai/ Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater - นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 2 January 2016 - Suan Rot Fai/ Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater - นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 2 January 2016 - Suan Rot Fai/ Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater - นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 2 January 2016 - Suan Rot Fai/ Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 1 May 2020 - Hat Chao Samran
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 1 May 2020 - Hat Chao Samran
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 1 May 2020 - Hat Chao Samran
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 1 May 2020 - Hat Chao Samran
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 13 May 2020 - Hat Chao Samran
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว- 13 May 2020 - Hat Chao Samran
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว
2 July 2020 - eBird hotspot: Kui Buri NP--Yang Chum Reservoir vicinity  Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว
2 July 2020 - eBird hotspot: Kui Buri NP--Yang Chum Reservoir vicinity  Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว
2 July 2020 - eBird hotspot: Kui Buri NP--Yang Chum Reservoir vicinity  Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว
2 July 2020 - eBird hotspot: Kui Buri NP--Yang Chum Reservoir vicinity  Blue-tailed Bee-eater / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว
2 August 2020 - eBird hotspot: Bang Yai garbage dump and wetlands, Nonthaburi PLEASE! If I have made any mistakes identifying any bird, PLEASE let me know on my guestbook 
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