Common Name: Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Scientific Name: Merops leschenaulti
Family: Meropidae
Nepali Name: Katustauke Muralichara ( कटुसटाउके मुरलीचरा )
Size: 18-20cm (size) 
Location: Dhading Besi, Dhading

Found below 680m, these birds are found nesting around sandy banks. As the name suggests their diet consists of bees, wasps, and other insects. These birds have bright chestnut-colored foreheads and crowns, wings, and lower back green.

Please feel free to comment below if the above species has been misidentified.

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