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A chestnut-headed bee-eater with pray in its bill. |
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A healthy specimen
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The chestnut-headed bee-eater is a colourful, slender bird, that ranges from India to S.E.Asia. It does not possess the elongated central tail feathers that is common to its cousins. Its breeding range is in sub-tropical broken country sandbanks. Nests are tunnels dug into the sandbanks and the male and female, both take turn to incubate the eggs. Breeding season ranges from February to May.
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A pair of chestnut headeds. |
Food is mainly insects like bees, hornets and dragonflies. As it depends on insects for food, the type of plants around its habitat is not that important.
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