Asian green bee-eater
(Trảu xanh nhỏ, Merops orientalis), also known as little green bee-eater, and green bee-eater
The Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis), also known as little green bee-eater, and green bee-eater in Sri Lanka, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.
The bird is found widely distributed across Asia from coastal southern Iran east through the Indian subcontinent to Vietnam.
The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater".