Mass: 34.8 g

Diet: insectivore based on Styring et al. 2011 and Mohd-Azlan et al. 2019

Abundance: 0.60 to 6.25% (median 1.30%)

Latitudinal range: 1.6° to 3.0°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (3), tropical/subtropical wetland (1)

Found in 4 samples

Malaysia: Paya Indah Wetland Reserve, Berkelah Hill Dipterocarp Rainforest Reserve Maran (recently logged forest), Berkelah Hill Dipterocarp Rainforest Reserve Maran (thirty year old logged forest), PPB Oil Palms Berhad (oil palm plantation)

34.8 mm

(N = 1)

based on

See also Merops, Merops apiaster, Merops bulocki, Merops gularis, Merops hirundineus, Merops muelleri, Merops oreobates, Merops orientalis, Merops persicus, Merops philippinus, Merops pusillus, Merops variegatus