Little Green Bee-eater
  • Persian name Zanboorkhar sabz
  • English name Little Green Bee-eater
  • Scientific name Meropsorientalis
  • Family Meropidae
  • Morphology Body length:24 cm. It is generally green with a black ‘mask’ that runs through its crimson eyes. It has a narrow black stripe on its greenish blue throat. The wings are largely green, sometimes tinted with gold or reddish-brown, and red underwings coverts.
  • Ethology They are often seen in pairs.