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Meropogon forsteni
TAXONOMY
Meropogon forsteni Bonaparte, 1850, Celebes. Monotypic.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Celebes bee-eater; French: Guкpier des Cйlиbes; German:
Celebesspint; Spanish: Abejaruco del Cйlebes.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
10 in (25–26 cm), excluding tail streamers up to 2.5 in (6 cm).
No weights available. Upperparts and wings are green; lower
belly is dark brown; tail feathers are green and russet. Forehead
and crown are blackish; ear-coverts, nape, and sides of
neck are chocolate to dark vinous-brown; long, broad throat
feathers are purple and overlap the breast.
DISTRIBUTION
The most restricted species in the family, occurring only on
the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
HABITAT
Open areas of rainforest.
BEHAVIOR
Sedentary or near-migrant. May travel to coasts for rainy seasons,
and return inland for dry seasons.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Forages from mid- and upper-canopy perches for bees, wasps,
beetles, and dragonflies.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Few records available, but active nests have been found in
April, July, September, and December, so breeding may occur
in nearly any month.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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