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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
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species of near-passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae
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Least ConcernDer Braunkopfspint (Merops leschenaulti) ist ein Vogel aus der Familie der Bienenfresser (Meropidae). Er kommt in Südostasien auf den Andamanen und Kokosinseln, in Bali, China, Indien, Indochina, Java, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka und Sumatra vor. Das Verbreitungsgebiet umfasst Lichtungen und offene Räume in Waldgebieten und baumbestandenen Lebensräumen meist in Flussnähe bis 1000 m Höhe. Der lateinische Name bezieht sich auf Jean-Baptiste Leschenault de La Tour.
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The chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti), or bay-headed bee-eater, is a bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds on the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions, ranging from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka across Southeast Asia to Indonesia.
This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green, with blue on the rump and lower belly. Its face and throat are yellow with a black eye stripe, and the crown and nape are rich chestnut. The thin curved bill is black. Sexes are alike, but young birds are duller. It is 18–20 cm long and lacks the two elongated central tail feathers possessed by most of its relatives.