Black Bent vs Rainbow Bee-eater

Agrostis gigantea compared with Merops ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Rainbow Bee-eater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Meropidae
Genus	Agrostis	Merops
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Merops ornatus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Rainbow Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Rainbow Bee-eater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Rainbow Bee-eater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.