Blue-tailed Bee eater

Key Facts

Family: Meropidae

Biometrics:

Length: 28 to 30 cm, Weight: 30 to 40 g

Range:
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, China, Southeast Asian countries. Migratory birds - summer visitor in North, East and Central India, passage migrant in Central and West India, winter visitor in South India

Habitat:
Subtropical and tropical dry forests, moist lowlands, mangrove vegetation, freshwater lakes, rivers, streams and creeks