A small dainty bee-eater with a slender black face mask and throat band. Head patterning and length of central tail feathers varies across range; Arabian birds have a stunning electric-blue face and throat, African birds have the longest tail feathers, and South Asian birds have a warm orangish crown. Juveniles are duller than adults and lack the long tail feathers. In flight, note the dark edge along the lower border of the wings. Flies gracefully as it catches insects and other prey. Inhabits open woodlands, semideserts, fields, farmlands, and around sparse human habitation. Some populations show seasonal movements. Calls are a series of gentle liquid trills.
Plumerias are tropical trees famous for their gorgeous flowe The leaves are obovate shape and the tip of the leaf is pointed. The yellow flowers of this species are borne in clusters that form at the ends of the branches on a long thick stalk.
Branches are upright and rather crowded on the trunk forming a vase or umbrella shape with age.
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