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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

species of near-passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae
Taxon Taxon Q31958

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
taxon
Endemic to
Kaziranga National Park, Asan Conservation Reserve, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary, Namdapha National Park, Ramanagara Ramdevara Betta Vulture Sanctuary, Nameri National Park, Sunderbans Wildlife National Park, Gorumara National Park, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary, Gajoldoba, Neora Valley National Park, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Jaldapara National Park, Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Murguma Dam, Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary, Bakkhali, Basipota, Hijuli Forest, Khisma Forest, Dzuluk, Dehing Patkai National Park, Manas National Park, Orang National Park, Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary, Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Dipor Bil, Garbhanga Reserve Forest, Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Kholahat Reserve Forest, Kokilamukh Beel, Panbari Reserve Forest, Reiek, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Pakhui Tiger Reserve, Kanha National Park[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
IUCN conservation status
least concern[2]
Litter size
+5.7
Parent taxon
Merops[3]
Taxon common name
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, นกจาบคาหัวสีส้ม, Kirik-kirik senja, Braunkopfspint, Abejaruco cabecirrufo, Guêpier de Leschenault, Gruccione testacastana, Буроголовая щурка, Bruinkopbijeneter, Rustbiæder, Bengalbieter, チャガシラハチクイ, kastanjamehiläissyöjä, barnafejű gyurgyalag, żołna obrożna, vlha hnědohlavá, včelárik hnedohlavý, ida-mesilasenäpp, rosthuvad biätare, abellerol cap-rogenc, abelharuco-de-cabeça-castanha, rudagalvis bitininkas, ogrličasti čebelar, бджолоїдка індійська, gwenynysor penwinau, riđoleđa pčelarica, 栗头蜂虎, abelharuco-acastanhado[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Taxon name
Merops leschenaulti[18]
Taxon rank
species[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bay-headed Bee-eater en Merops leschenaulti en Chestnut-headed Bee-eater ar وروار كستنائي الرأس cs vlha hnědohlavá cs Merops leschenaulti da Rustbiæder de Braunkopfspint de Merops leschenaulti es Abejaruco cabecirrufo fa زنبورخوار سربلوطی fi kastanjamehiläissyöjä fr Guepier de Leschenault fr Guêpier de Leschenault fr Merops leschenaulti he שרקרק ראש ערמוני hu barnafejű gyurgyalag hu Merops leschenaulti id Kirik-kirik senja it Gruccione testacastana
🔖 Identifiers · 24
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) Yala.jpg ↗
ADW taxon ID
Merops_leschenaulti
Avibase taxon ID
F8652F4FF1CF9E8D
BirdLife taxon ID
22683761
Birds of India ID
1211
Catalogue of Life ID
3ZW5C
EBird taxon ID
chbeat1
Encyclopedia of Life ID
1050052
Freebase ID
/m/02n5tp
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
2475392
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
bengalbieter
INaturalist taxon ID
2208
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IRMNG ID
10218707
ITIS TSN
554662
IUCN taxon ID
22683761
India Biodiversity Portal species ID
239002
Macaulay Library taxon ID
chbeat1
MyBIS species ID
21885
NBIC scientific name ID
177912
NCBI taxonomy ID
457338
Oiseaux.net ID
guepier.de.leschenault
Open Tree of Life ID
372778
Xeno-canto species ID
Merops-leschenaulti
Yale LUX ID
concept/ac6792e7-5fd4-4738-b92d-04deb1ce3e39

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🔗 Connections
Endemic to 22
Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Kanha National Park, Namdapha National Park, Jaldapara National Park, Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Gorumara National Park, Buxa Tiger Reserve +14 more
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Merops
Taxon rank 1
species
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  19. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 11w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → 5.7
    Taxon rank → species
    Parent taxon → Merops
    IUCN conservation status → least concern
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