Red-bearded Bee-eater

Nyctyornis amictus (Temminck, 1824)

Red-bearded Bee-eater, Nyctyornis amictus, breeds in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka and Borneo. It is a bee-eater of the Oriental Region, associated with openings in dense forest. Its most notable feature is the red marking on the face and throat feathers that creates a beard-like effect. The bird is also described as large, with a green body, orange eyes, a long tail, a downcurved bill and pointed wings. It nests in burrows cut into sandy banks, and does not breed in colonies.

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Meropidae — Bee-eaters

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Malay Pen., Sumatra, Bangka (e of s Sumatra) and Borneo