The Northern Carmine Bee-eater is a vivid red bird that catches grasshoppers and other insects in flight, often in flocks.
Its body is vivid carmine red, with blue-green coloring on the head and elongated tail feathers.
It catches locusts and grasshoppers in the air and may perch on large birds or mammals to catch insects they disturb.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.