BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(884)              BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER                   Merops viridis  

SINGAPORE        (8)        

Found in open country, borders of large rivers, cultivation, sometimes parks and gardens; also forest clearings and edges, and mangroves. 22.5-23.5 cm. Found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

PURPLE-BACKED STARLING

Photographed in Singapore November 2016 

(883)              PURPLE-BACKED STARLING                  Sternus sturninus  

SINGAPORE         (7)        

Also known as Daurian Starling. 17-19 cm. Found in secondary growth, forest edges, open areas, cultivation; lowlands. Range: breeds in SE Asia, Siberia, Ussuriland, Sakhalin, Mongolia, N,NE China, N Korea; winters Sumatra, Java.