ening ▁towards ▁the ▁bel ly . ▁When ▁per ched , ▁their ▁st ance ▁is ▁u pr ight ▁with ▁the ▁tail ▁pointing ▁down ward . ▁The ▁tail ▁is ▁black ish ▁with ▁an ▁orange ▁base ▁and ▁white ▁tip ▁when ▁seen ▁from ▁the ▁front , ▁while ▁from ▁the ▁back ▁it ▁is ▁mainly ▁green , ▁with ▁black ▁edges ▁visible ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁fla red . ▁This ▁bird ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished ▁from ▁the ▁somewhat ▁similar ▁little ▁be e - e ater ▁by ▁their ▁larger ▁size , ▁dark er ▁colour ing , ▁white ▁che ek ▁patch es , ▁and ▁the ▁u pl and ▁habitat ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁found . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁This ▁bird ▁lives ▁in ▁u pl and ▁regions , ▁usually ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁associated ▁with ▁wood ed ▁hills ides ▁and ▁forest ▁edges , ▁clear ings , ▁plant ations , ▁and ▁gard ens . ▁Their ▁di et ▁consists ▁mainly ▁of ▁h oney be es ▁although ▁they ▁also ▁eat ▁moth s , ▁but ter f lies , ▁drag on f lies , ▁be et les , ▁and ▁other ▁flying ▁insect s . ▁They ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁adapt able ▁species ▁and ▁able ▁to ▁with stand ▁loss ▁of ▁their ▁forest ▁habitat . ▁They ▁measure ▁ ▁in ▁length ▁and ▁we igh ▁. ▁ ▁Status ▁The ▁c inn am on - ch ested ▁be e - e ater ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁wide ▁range ▁and ▁although ▁the ▁population ▁size ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁quant ified , ▁they ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁large , ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation