Blue-cheeked bee-eater

Description

This species,like other bee-eaters,is a richly coloured,slender bird.It is predominantly green;its face has blue sides with a black eye stripe,and a yellow and brown throat;the beak is black.It can reach a length of 31 cm (12 in),with the two elongated central tail feathers adding another 7 cm (2.8 in).Sexes are mostly alike but the tail-streamers of the female are shorter.