Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, a reference photo — Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Chestnut-headed Bee-eater being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Merops americanus
Merops philippinus
Merops boehmi

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species: Merops leschenaulti

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