Kirik-kirik dan tiong-lampu (Bee-eaters & Rollers)
Madagascar Bee-eater
Merops superciliosus
- tidak umum
- 46 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Catches bees mid-air, then beats them against a branch to remove the stinger before swallowing.
- Populasi
- Not numerically quantified; described as widespread and generally common across a ~12.5 million km² range spanning 25 countries/territories
- Habitat
- Dry grasslands and savanna, subtropical/tropical dry and moist forest, mangroves, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and rocky coastal/sea-cliff zones; occurs from sea level to about 2,180 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- Unlike most bee-eaters, the Madagascar (Olive) Bee-eater does not breed cooperatively, and its fledglings become independent in only about 19 days — roughly half the time of related species.
- Sebaran
- Sub-Saharan and East Africa plus Madagascar and the Comoros/Mayotte; breeds in Madagascar and southern Africa, migrating north into eastern/central Africa in the non-breeding season (extent of occurrence ~12.5 million km² across ~25 countries)
- Makanan
- Aerial insects taken on the wing, especially bees, wasps, and other flying insects, typically hunted from an open perch
- Ukuran
- 0,25 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,36 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
