• Synonyms Bay-headed Bee-eater, Chestnut headed Bee eater, Bay-headed Bee Eater, Chestnut-headed Bee Eater

Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
  • 3.
    Song, © Greg Irving
    Thailand
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion Himalayas 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 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

Species Name in Other Languages

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 hnedohlavá, vlha hnědohlavá
DanishRustbiæder
DutchBruinkopbijeneter, Bruinkop-bijeneter
EsperantoBrunkapa abelmanĝulo
Estonianida-mesilasenäpp
Finnishkastanjamehiläissyöjä
FrenchGuêpier de Leschenault
GermanMalaienspint, Blaukehlspint, Braunkopfspint
Hungarianbarnafejű gyurgyalag
IndonesianKirikkirik Senja, Kirik-kirik, Kirik-kirik senja, Burung Kirik-kirik 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
Malayalamചെന്തലയന്‍  വേലിത്തത്ത, ചെന്തലയൻ വേലിത്തത്ത
Mongolianбалч
Nepaliकटुसटाउके मुर लीचरा
Norwegianbengalbieter
Norwegian NynorskBengalbietar
Polishżołna obrożna, zolna obrozna
Portugueseabelharuco-de-cabeça-castanha
RussianБуроголовая щурка
SerbianPčelarica kestenjaste glave
Slovakvčelárik hnedohlavý
Slovenianogrličasti čebelar
SpanishAbejaruco de Cabeza Baya, Abejaruco cabecirrufo
SwedishRostbiätare, rosthuvad biätare
TamilChenthalai Panchuruttan
Tatarкөрән башлы корташар
Thaiนกจาบคาหัวสีส้ม
TurkishAl Başlı Arıkuşu
Ukrainianбджолоїдка індійська
VietnameseChim Trảu họng vàng, Trảu đầu hung