{"id":11873,"date":"2020-06-01T14:41:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T13:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=11873"},"modified":"2023-08-11T08:10:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T07:10:35","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=11873","title":{"rendered":"European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– medium-sized near passerine, slightly smaller than Western Jackdaw<\/a>, slimmer and longer-winged
\n– diurnal\/nocturnal migrant
\n– very vocal in flight, often heard already when no bird is visible or can not be even seen at all<\/p>\n

>> FLIGHT >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– migrates singly or more often in small to medium flocks
\n– silhouette somewhat starling-like with triangular wings, but larger than Common Starling<\/a>
\n– typical flight pattern with erratic, rapid wing beats followed by gliding phases
\n– birds often do not move in a straight line, but with phases of spiralling and circling, often hunting insects
\n– magnificent plumage usually only recognisable when the bird has already been identified by its flight pattern and calls
\n– rarely solitary, usually in small (up to 10 individuals) to large groups (depending on area and region)<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em><\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF2006, 19\/06\/2010, Hungary, Mathias Putze
\n– underside: yellow throat and sky blue body separated by a black line<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em><\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF2007, 19\/06\/2010, Hungary, Mathias Putze
\n– distinct black trailing edge to the wing – obviously broader at the secondaries<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em><\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF2009, 19\/06\/2010, Hungary, Mathias Putze
\n– vent slightly paler<\/p>\n

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\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em>, AD M<\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF3274, 30\/05\/2020, Wolgast, Germany, Roland Neumann
\n– upperside: cap, upper back, most secondaries and inner wing coverts chestnut
\n– orange-brown back, yellow scapulars and bluish outer wing give a very colourful impression<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em>, AD F<\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF3273, 30\/05\/2020, Wolgast, Germany, Roland Neumann
\n– F slightly paler than M, inner wing coverts not as uniform and as rich chestnut
\n– shorter tail streamers<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em>, AD<\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF2018, 19\/07\/2010, Spain, Mathias Putze
\n– pale rusty orange underwing with slightly translucent and more intense coloured secondaries
\n– AD with tail streamers (on average shorter than in Blue-cheeked Bee-eater<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em>, AD M<\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF2254, 27\/05\/2017, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– typical bee-eater silhouette
\n– M is more colourful and cleaner patterned than F<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em>, AD M<\/strong>
\nBIF3275, 08\/05\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Micha Hei\u00df
\n– like a flying arrow<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em>, JUV<\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF2255, 05\/11\/2017, Ethopia, Mathias Putze
\n– in JUV paler overall appearance
\n– line between yellow throat and blue body less prominent<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em>, JUV<\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF2256, 05\/11\/2017, Ethopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em>, JUV<\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF3267, 10\/08\/2012, Azerbaijan, Micha Hei\u00df
\n– JUV plumage: upperside greyish green and thus similar to Blue-cheeked Bee-eater<\/a> but note the chestnut cap and the orange brown secondaries with distinctly broader black trailing edge<\/p>\n

>> SOUND ID >>>>><\/strong>
\n– most often to be heard a simple overslur<\/em> or broadly modulated overslur<\/em>
\n– the overslur<\/em> is usually not separated in the middle -> Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
\n– the sound quality is less raspy than in Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
\n– also in a lower frequency-band<\/em>
\n– even (inharmonic) partials<\/em><\/p>\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BIF3155-1_PFR12015_0-00_160727_BIO_ebeater-SEV-AD-FC_d_st_wallend_REF-S_C.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n– overview –<\/em><\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>
\n– details –<\/em><\/strong>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em>, AD, calls in flight<\/strong><\/strong>
\nBIF3155, 27\/07\/2016, Sachsen-Anhalt, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BIF3156-1_PFR15782-1_0-00_190916_BIO_ebeeat-300-FC_geo_chorokhi_delta_REF-S_C.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n– overview –<\/em><\/strong>
\nEuropean Bee-eater Merops apiaster<\/em>, 300 birds, flight calls during migration<\/strong>
\nBIF3156, 16\/09\/2019, Batumi, Georgia, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong>
\nBlue-cheeked Bee-eater<\/a>
\nGreen Bee-eater<\/p>\n

#nearpasserine<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – medium-sized near passerine, slightly smaller than Western Jackdaw, slimmer and longer-winged – diurnal\/nocturnal migrant – very vocal in flight, often heard already when no bird is visible or can not be even seen at all >> FLIGHT >>>>> – migrates singly or more often in small to medium flocks – silhouette … Continue reading European Bee-eater
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