Latin Etymology: Merops ("bee-eater" from Greek) leschenaulti (for naturalist Baptiste Leschenault de La Tour)
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| 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
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
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CAMBODIA - Khmer name: ត្រដេវក្បាលត្នោត ("brown-headed thrush")
A fairly common species absent in parts of the country
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
A specialist in pine nuts found across the high mountains and taigas of Eurasia and among the most elusive of Europes corvid species. Similar to jays, they store seeds for winter, which helps generate forest by effectively having seeds planted. An unusual instance of a species which isn't migratory but is irruptive, and when a pine crop fails they will disperse more widely, as would be the case for this individual that appeared in Mundesley, Norfolk in 2026.
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