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Bee eater bird identified as Nyctyornis athertoni (Jardine & Selby) was found attacking Apis mellifera colonies in the apiary maintained in the Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture, Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni, Solan during the year 2016 (February). The bird visited singly or in groups of two to three with maximum visits during day time (direct sunlight). The predations of the bird on A. mellifera is a first report from foothills of Himalayas
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References
Crick H. Q. P. 2004. The impact of climate change on birds. International journal of avian sciences. 1 : 48-56
Fry, C. H. and Fry, K. 1992. “Kingfishers bee eaters and rollers” A Handbook, Princeton university. 318p.
Kastbergera, G. and Sharma, D. K. 2000. The predator-prey interaction between blue-bearded bee eaters (Nyctyornis athertoni Jardine and Selby 1830) and giant honeybees (Apis dorsata Fabricius 1798). Apidologie .31727–736.
Kinzelbach, R., Nicolai, B. and Schlenker, R. 1997. Der Bienen-fresser Merops apiaster Klimazeiger: Zum Ein?ug in Bayern,der Schweiz und Baden im Jahr 1644. J. Ornithology. 138: 297–308.
Mohamed, Ali, M. A. and Abdou, Taha, E. K. 2012. Bee-Eating Birds (Coraciiformes: Meropidae) Reduce Virgin Honey Bee Queen Survival during Mating Flights and Foraging Activity of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.). International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research. 3(6): 1-8.