Blue-Throated Bee-Eater

The blue-throated bee-eater is a medium-large bee-eater with bright plumage of a red-brown nape, dark green wings, a light green breast and its signature blue throat; both adults and juveniles have black eye stripes. Adults are about 21cm long, excluding elongated central tail feathers that add 9cm, and weigh 34–41g (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found in much of South-east Asia, in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and is most widespread at low altitudes, between 0 and 670m, though known up to 1,600m. The diet consists mostly of bees, wasps and dragonflies. It has a rich variety of songs and calls, including long calls that carry far in forest, and in winter some birds move into forest canopies (Wikipedia, general species account).