Little Green Bee-eater

Description:

It is about 9 inches (16–18 cm) long with about 2 inches made up by the elongated central tail-feathers. The sexes are not visually distinguishable. The entire plumage is bright green and tinged with blue especially on the chin and throat. The crown and upper back are tinged with golden rufous. The flight feathers are rufous washed with green and tipped with blackish. A fine black line runs in front of and behind the eye. The iris is crimson and the bill is black while the legs are dark grey. The feet are weak with the three toes joined at the base

Habitat:

They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water.

Notes:

This was seen in an arid area surrounding some reservoirs which was in the process of being opened up as a nature reserve