Chestnut-headed Bee-eater bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsChestnut-headed Bee Eater, Chestnut headed Bee eater, Bay-headed Bee Eater, Bay-headed Bee-eater
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyBee-eaters / Meropidae
GenusMerops
Breeding regionOriental Region
Breeding subregionHimalayas from nw India and sw India and Sri Lanka to Andaman Is., s China, Vietnam, and n Malay Pen.; disjunctly Java and Bali

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Thailand
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
  • 4.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Thailand
  • 5.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
  • 7.
    Call, © Mathias Ritschard
    India
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
  • 9.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
  • 10.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Merops leschenaulti andamanensisAndaman Is.-No
Merops leschenaulti leschenaultiIndia and Sri Lanka to sc China, Indochina and Malay Pen.-No
Merops leschenaulti quinticolorfar s Sumatra, Java and Bali-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliিয়যাভাথা ঳ুিআমচাযা, খয়রামাথা সুইচোরা
Catalanabellerol cap-rogenc
Chinese黑胸蜂虎, 栗头蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional)黑胸蜂虎, 栗頭蜂虎
Croatianriđoleđa pčelarica
Czechvlha hnědohlavá, Vlha hnedohlavá
DanishRustbiæder
DutchBruinkop-bijeneter, Bruinkopbijeneter
EsperantoBrunkapa abelmanĝulo
Estonianida-mesilasenäpp
Finnishkastanjamehiläissyöjä
FrenchGuêpier de Leschenault
GermanBraunkopfspint, Blaukehlspint, Malaienspint
Hungarianbarnafejű gyurgyalag
IndonesianBurung Kirik-kirik Senja, Kirik-kirik senja, Kirik-kirik, Kirikkirik Senja
ItalianGruccione testacastana, Gruccione testacastana di Leschenault
Japaneseチャガシラハチクイ
Lithuanianrudagalvis bitininkas
MalayBurung Beberek Kepala Coklat, Burung Berek-berek Senja
Malayalamചെന്തലയൻ വേലിത്തത്ത, ചെന്തലയന്‍  വേലിത്തത്ത
Mongolianбалч
Nepaliकटुसटाउके मुर लीचरा
NorwegianBengalbieter, bengalbieter
Norwegian NynorskBengalbietar
Polishzolna obrozna, żołna obrożna
Portugueseabelharuco-de-cabeça-castanha, abelharuco-acastanhado
RussianБуроголовая щурка
SerbianPčelarica kestenjaste glave
Slovakvčelárik hnedohlavý
Slovenianogrličasti čebelar
SpanishAbejaruco cabecirrufo, Abejaruco de Cabeza Baya
Swedishrosthuvad biätare, Rostbiätare
TamilChenthalai Panchuruttan
Tatarкөрән башлы корташар
Thaiนกจาบคาหัวสีส้ม
TurkishAl Başlı Arıkuşu
Ukrainianбджолоїдка індійська
VietnameseTrảu đầu hung, Chim Trảu họng vàng