This bee-eater occurs in the Middle East, including the Arabian Peninsula. It uses open areas with scattered trees or scrub and catches flying insects in short sallies from a perch.
The male is green to golden green, with blue on the front and sides of the head and on the throat, plus a black eye mask and breast band. The female is similar but less strongly marked on the head.
It uses scrub or trees mixed with open areas and takes flying insects in sallies from a perch. It is often gregarious.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.