GREEN BEE-EATER

Subspecies ceylonicus, photographed March 2017

(* 987)                 GREEN BEE-EATER                  Merops orientalis

SRI LANKA                   33 

Found in open country. 16-18 cm. Common breeding resident from dry lowlands up to drier low hills; really visits the wet zone.

GREEN BEE-EATER

Photographed at Koshi Tappu, Nepal March 2017

987      GREEN BEE-EATER                  Merops orientalis

NEPAL                36      

Found in open country with scattered trees. 16-18 cm. Common and widespread resident and summer visitor.