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| Chestnut-headed bee-eater Andaman Dec 2014 |
The photographs of Chestnut-headed bee-eater were taken at Andamans in December 2014. It is a resident breeder in the Andamans and Western Ghat.
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| Chestnut-headed bee-eater Andaman Dec 2014 |
It is predominantly green.Its tail lacks spikes. The crown and mantle are chestnut coloured. Its throat above small chestnut patch is yellow in colour. It has a black eye stripe and a thin black curved bill.
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| Chestnut-headed bee-eater Andaman Dec 2014 |
It eats bees wasps and hornets, caught in the air by sorties from an open perch.
It was classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
In my listing of birds that I have seen and photographed, the Chestnut-headed bee-eater is at 49th place.
References:
1) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp
2) Birds of South Asia, The Ripley guide by Pamela C. Rasmussen and John C Anderton
3) The Book of Indian Birds by Salim Ali
4) A Pictorial Field Guide to Birds of India by Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia
5) The Wikipedia
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