Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)

OTHER NAMES: Bay-headed Bee-eater 
Latin Etymology: Merops ("bee-eater" from Greek) leschenaulti (for naturalist Baptiste Leschenault de La Tour)

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) at Siem Reap, Cambodia - February 2019

Featured Subspecies: Merops leschenaulti leschenaulti 
Weight: 26-33g  /  Length: 18-20cm  /  Wingspan: 20-22.5cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

A Bee-eater species found on the Indian Subcontinent and South-East Asia, it lacks the distinctive elongated central tail faithers possessed by most bee-eaters. This species nests colonially and generally hunts aerial insects, but has also been recorded potentially hunting aquatic prey.
 
Related Species: 
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
SUBSPECIES: M. l. leschenaulti, M. l. quinticolor, M. l. andamanensis
 
- Sighting Locations -

CAMBODIA - Khmer name: ត្រដេវក្បាលត្នោត ("brown-headed thrush")

A fairly common species absent in parts of the country

 - CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP: One seen at Siem Reap 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto