Order: Coraciiformes Family: Merops Scientific name: Merops philippinus, Linnaeus, 1766 IUCN Red list status-Least Concern Did you know? Blue Tailed Bee-eater is one among the two migratory Bee-eaters found in Kerala. Description The Blue Tailed Bee-eater is richly coloured and slender Bee-eater measuring about 29 cm in length and...
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae Scientific name: Nyctyornis athertoni, Jardine & Selby, 1830. IUCN Red list status-Least Concern Did you know? Blue Bearded Bee-eater is the largest Bee-eater found in Kerala. Description The Blue Bearded Bee-eater is 30-35 cm in long and weighs 70 to 90 gms. The overall plumage...
Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae Scientific name: Turdoides affinis, Jerdon, 1845 IUCN Red list status-Least Concern Did you know? Yellow Billed Babbler is also known as White Headed Babbler. Yellow Billed Babblers nest is often parasitized by Pied Crested Cuckoo. Description Yellow Billed Babbler is 20-23 cms long and weighs...
