European Bee-eater
The European Bee-eater is a beautiful and colorful bird native to Europe and Asia. It is known for its vibrant plumage, which is a mix of green, blue, yellow, and brown.
The European Bee-eater is a masterful hunter of insects, and its diet consists almost entirely of bees, wasps, and other stinging insects. It is a vital part of its ecosystem, as it helps to control insect populations.
European Bee-eater
Classification
Aves > Coraciiformes > Meropidae > Merops > M. apiaster
Native To
Conservation Status
Average Height
10 - 12 inches
(25 - 30 cm)
Average Weight
1 - 2 oz
(28 - 57 g)
Average Life Span
5 - 10 years
Gestation Period
20 - 22 days
Did You Know?
The European Bee-eater is a vibrantly colored bird known for its diet of insects, especially bees and wasps.
Before eating a stinging insect, they cleverly rub it against a perch to remove the venomous stinger.
European Bee-eaters are highly social birds, nesting in colonies, often digging burrows in sandy banks.
They are migratory, traveling long distances between their breeding grounds in Europe and Asia and their wintering grounds in Africa.
Their distinctive call sounds like a soft, rolling "prruup" or "krruee".
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