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Little Green Bee-eater and Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka Two common bee-eater species in Sri Lanka sharing a single twig as their choice of hunting base. The third bee-eater species in Sri Lanka is the chestnut-headed bee-eater, not visible in this photo. Asia,Blue-tailed Bee-eater,Merops philippinus,Sri Lanka,Wilpaththu Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Little Green Bee-eater and Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka

Two common bee-eater species in Sri Lanka sharing a single twig as their choice of hunting base. The third bee-eater species in Sri Lanka is the chestnut-headed bee-eater, not visible in this photo.

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    travismorhardt
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    If I hadn't read the caption under the photo, I wouldn't have recognized that they were actually different species. But after looking more carefully, it is quite clear they are different. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Same color palette, different order :) Posted 10 years ago

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The Blue-tailed Bee-eater

The Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southeastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, seen seasonally in much of peninsular India.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 7, 2014. Captured Nov 5, 2014 11:49.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO400
  • 340mm