Malaysia (Included Borneo) has 5 species of Bee-eater
1. Blue-tailed Bee-eater, 栗喉蜂虎, Merops philippinus, ハリオハチクイ, BEREK-BEREK ZAITUN ASIA
2. Blue-throated Bee-eater, 蓝喉蜂虎, 藍喉蜂虎, Merops viridis, ルリノドハチクイ, BEREK-BEREK RENGKUNG BIRU
3. Red-Bearded Bee-eater, 赤须夜蜂虎, 赤須夜蜂虎, Nyctyornis amictus, ムネアカハチクイ, Berek-Berek Tunggal
4. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, 栗頭蜂虎,栗头蜂虎, Merops leschenaulti, チャガシラハチクイ, BEREK-BEREK EKOR PENDEK ASIA
5. Rainbow Bee-eater, 彩虹蜂虎, 彩虹蜂虎, Merops ornatus, ハチクイ, BEREK-BEREK AUSTRALIA
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51. Asian Green Bee-eater, 绿喉蜂虎, 綠喉蜂虎, Merops orientalis, ミドリハチクイ
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1. Blue-tailed Bee-eater, 栗喉蜂虎, Merops philippinus, ハリオハチクイ, BEREK-BEREK ZAITUN ASIA
The Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) 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.
This species is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, M. persicus.
***http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-tailed_Bee-eater
– common that travel down to Malaysia ~nov-March
– anywhere… and stay nearby or stop the same spot for food
update 202302
– a casual day at Pulau Indah, a hot day… saw some birds but nothing special but with the R3 and 400mm F2.8. This just walk around and saw this bird flying around got many flying shots but think worth share this flying with prey.
– 轻松的在美丽岛，拿着佳能R3+400mmF2.8 周围走走。看到蛮多鸟，这鸟在飞来飞去。轻松的拍下很多飞版。可是觉得这张不错，咬着蜜蜂+飞着
update 2014 Feb 17
update 2014 Jan 11
update 2014 Jan 6
– it finally reaches KL, Malaysia and time to re-shoot this beautiful bird
update 2013 March 14
2. Blue-throated Bee-eater, 蓝喉蜂虎, 藍喉蜂虎, Merops viridis, ルリノドハチクイ, BEREK-BEREK RENGKUNG BIRU
a beautiful bee-Eater just like blue-tailed common but sometime just shy … love to stand on a dry branch, open space etc …
update 2014 Nov 4
update 2014 Nov 3
update 2013 Sept 30
update 2013 May20
3. Red-Bearded Bee-eater, 赤须夜蜂虎, 赤須夜蜂虎, Nyctyornis amictus, ムネアカハチクイ, Berek-Berek Tunggal
The Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) is a large species of bee-eater found in the Indo-Malayan subregion of South-east Asia. This species is found in openings in patches of dense forest.
Like other bee-eaters, they are colourful birds with long tails, long decurved beaks and pointed wings. They are large bee-eaters, predominantly green, with a red colouration to face that extends on to the slightly hanging throat feathers to form the “beard”.
Like other bee-eaters, they predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in flight from perches concealed in foliage. They hunt alone or in pairs, rather than in flocks, and sit motionless for long periods before pursuing their prey.
Like other bee-eaters, they nest in burrows tunnelled into the side of sandy banks but do not form colonies.
*** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-bearded_Bee-eater
– beautiful bird and it is not too shy to human but still not easy to get close
update 202409
– target bird no show so spend sometime with the beautiful bird instead.
– the bird keep open the tail while making call, but this happen very quickly. With the new CANON R5markii Pre-capture (it work continuous as long as buffer not fill up) … what a cool feature to have for Wildlife Photographers ..I half press shutter when the bird stand still, and open full press the shutter after the bird open the tail and call … everything happen before I full press the shutter .5s will be write full raw into my card .. so I have 15 frames of the bird open tail shots ..and without waiting, I can half press again and make this happen again
– 目标鸟没出现，这鸟一直叫。就拍了他一会（蛮久）
– 用上新的佳能R5Markii 预拍功能，半按快门键就会把锁定目标动作后（按下快门前半秒的照片RAW 档都写下）拍了，立刻（只要不要过了缓冲）又可以再来这个预拍功能。有如这站照片，鸟一直开尾巴叫。都很快。用上这功能，我只要
– 半按快门对准鸟
– 当鸟鸟开尾巴叫时，我才全按下快门。这样在鸟开尾巴前半秒（15张）都会背记录下。
update 202407
– one of the most beautiful and easy bird to be found and photograph, make me want to find this bird to show to young photographer, Dev. But this time we failed to found one at Fraser Hill but found this family of 3 birds at Bukit Tinggi.
– 来马来西亚的鸟人几乎都想拍到这么一只漂亮的鸟，不很难。我也希望找给我这次的小小客人（Dev）。可是在福隆港没找到，还好在武急丁宜山找到3只+还蛮乖的。
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update 202405
– a forest Bee-eater, that everyone love to see it while in Malaysia. especially see in close for photo. The call make everyone remember this lovely bird.
– ours’ last bird of Fraser Hill, saw it one day before but this is close for such a good view
– 来马来西亚几乎每个人都想看的鸟。摄鸟当然也不例外，尤其近距离的看。
– 我们在福隆港最后的一只鸟。我们在一天前看到他吃甲虫，这次时近距离看到的。
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update 202403
– it is almost same season for last year, this bird very active now … seem carrying food, actively eating … even common but who will say no to such a beautiful bird
– 每年都大概这季节，它都忙吃+捉吃的。虽然蛮普通可是谁会不要这鸟？
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update 202303
– it is fun to see how male keep catch insects to feed the female. Sometime the female will reject, we spent about 1 hour on this couple… lovely bird
– 非常幸运遇上这对鸟，公的一直捉昆虫给母吃。有时母的会不要。很可爱。谢谢让我们好好的看/拍了1个小时。
update 202205
– a noisy bird in the morning flying around us, lets get some flying picture of this beautiful bird
– 非常吵的鸟，早上一直在围着我们飞。拍拍不够光的飞版
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– when she come too close
– 她来的太近了。
update 202203
– a bird that everyone love to see it
– 一只白看不厌的鸟
update 202201
– another casual birding with a friend, nothing special but this paif of beautiful bee-eater spend some good time with us
– 另一个闷闷的早上，幸好还有这对鸟陪了我们
update 202105
– one of the most colorful birds of Malaysia
– 馬來西亞很漂亮的森林蜂虎
update 2020 Aug
update 2020 May 20
update 2020 Feb19
update 2015 April 22
update 2014 Jul 15
update 2013 Aug 22
update 2013 May 6
4. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, 栗頭蜂虎,栗头蜂虎, Merops leschenaulti, チャガシラハチクイ, BEREK-BEREK EKOR PENDEK ASIA
The Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) a.k.a. Bay-headed Bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is a resident breeder in the Indian Subcontinent and adjoining regions, ranging from India east to Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia and 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.
This species is 18–20 cm long; it lacks the two elongated central tail feathers possessed by most of its relatives.
*** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut-headed_Bee-eater
– only available North Peninsular Malaysia and breed here Dec-April
update 202201
– sometime it is not the lifer, bird that make my day. it is the process..
– more than 5 years I didnt take any pictures of this beautiful bird.
– 已很久没拍这鸟（5-6年），谢谢朋友们我有见到这漂亮的朋友
update 2020 April 3
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update 2020 March 19
– just before this bird fledge, it keep monitor before fly out
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5. Rainbow Bee-eater, 彩虹蜂虎, 彩虹蜂虎, Merops ornatus, ハチクイ, BEREK-BEREK AUSTRALIA
– a rare migrant to Borneo
– overall dull colorful like Blue-tailed
update 202309
– casual boat ride saw this abnormal (no so much blue) flying by Matthew on the boat than he shout “Rainbow” immediate I am excited after boring 2 hours of no targets show. my Picture Malaysia lifer.
– 在船上，Matthew见到较灰，不怎么蓝的蜂虎。立刻叫了彩虹。我知道是我的“马来西亚新鸟种”立刻醒了。
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51. Asian Green Bee-eater, 绿喉蜂虎, 綠喉蜂虎, Merops orientalis, ミドリハチクイ
A small, dainty bee-eater of open woodlands, farmland, and sparse human habitation. Mainly green with a bluish throat, slender black eye mask and throat band, rufous or slightly rusty crown and back of the neck, and central tail streamers. Juveniles are duller than adults and lack the long tail feathers. In flight, note the rusty underwing with a black trailing edge. Flies gracefully as it catches insects and other prey. Calls are a series of gentle liquid trills or more staccato notes. [ebird]
绿喉蜂虎头顶至后颈及两旁橙棕色，有一黑色过眼纹，眼纹下及颏绿蓝色，背至尾上覆羽鲜草绿色，后者羽端沾蓝；尾羽暗草绿色；羽干黑褐至黑色，中央一对的狭细部分全黑色，侧尾羽有蓝绿色外缘和褐色的内缘、羽端；翅表大致与背同色，三级飞羽端部沾蓝，初、次级飞羽具黑色羽端。喉、胸橙绿色，喉下有一黑色半环形斑；胸以下淡蓝绿色；腋羽、翼下覆羽及覆腿羽淡橙棕色。
update 202312
– this is one of the picture describe ours’ tour many rain and few occasion very heavy but we still got all ours targets and endemic
– 这是一张形容我们这一次观鸟行。雨雨。。大雨。虽然很多雨可是我们还是看完我们的目标鸟与这里的特有种
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