Meropidae
Merops pusillus P.L.S.Müller, 1776
Merops pusillus P.L.S.Müller, 1776
Merops pusillus, the little bee-eater, is the smallest African bee-eater, a brightly colored slender bird that predominantly eats stinging flying insects.
Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758
Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758
Merops apiaster is a slender, richly colored bee-eater with specific plumage traits and a predictable moulting schedule.
Merops variegatus Vieillot, 1817
Merops variegatus Vieillot, 1817
Merops variegatus, the blue-breasted bee-eater, is a central African bird with bright plumage, nesting in tunnel burrows as a solitary monogamous breeder.
Merops malimbicus Shaw, 1806
Merops malimbicus Shaw, 1806
Merops malimbicus is a distinctively colored bee-eater that preys on flying insects and nests in large colonies on river sandbars.
Merops hirundineus A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793
Merops hirundineus A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793
Merops hirundineus, the swallow-tailed bee-eater, is a coloured sub-Saharan African migratory bee-eater with a forked tail.
Merops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817
Merops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817
Merops leschenaulti, the chestnut-headed bee-eater, is an insect-eating bird that mostly preys on bees, wasps, and hornets.
Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1767
Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1767
Merops philippinus, the blue-tailed bee-eater, is a slender colored Asian bee-eater that eats flying insects and nests colonially.
Merops nubicus J.F.Gmelin, 1788
Merops nubicus J.F.Gmelin, 1788
Merops nubicus J.F.Gmelin, 1788, or northern carmine bee-eater, is a slender richly colored bird native to much of Africa.
Merops bulocki Vieillot, 1817
Merops bulocki Vieillot, 1817
Merops bulocki, the red-throated bee-eater, is a tropical African colonial bee-eating bird that nests in river banks.
Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766
Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766
Merops superciliosus, the olive bee-eater, is a partially migratory bird found across parts of Africa and Madagascar.
Merops orientalis Latham, 1801
Merops orientalis Latham, 1801
Merops orientalis, the green bee-eater, is a colourful insectivorous bird found across parts of Asia.
Merops ornatus Latham, 1801
Merops ornatus Latham, 1801
Merops ornatus, the rainbow bee-eater, is a colorful Australian migratory bird with distinct plumage features.
Merops oreobates (Sharpe, 1892)
Merops oreobates (Sharpe, 1892)
Merops oreobates is an upland, adaptable bee-eater species with distinct plumage that mainly feeds on honeybees.
Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817
Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817
Merops albicollis (white-throated bee-eater) is a slender, richly coloured bird with distinct plumage and size traits detailed here.
Merops gularis Shaw, 1798
Merops gularis Shaw, 1798
Merops gularis, the black bee-eater, is a small colored bird native to Sub-Saharan African intra-tropical rainforest.
Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882
Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882
Böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi) is a Meropidae bird found in several southern African countries, named for zoologist Richard Böhm.
Merops persicus Pallas, 1773
Merops persicus Pallas, 1773
Merops persicus, the blue-cheeked bee-eater, is a slender colourful insectivorous bird that nests in sandy tunnels.
Merops bullockoides A.Smith, 1834
Merops bullockoides A.Smith, 1834
White-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) is a coloured African bee-eater with complex cooperative breeding social systems.
Merops nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846
Merops nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846
Merops nubicoides, the southern carmine bee-eater, is a colourful migratory sociable African bee-eater that nests in burrows.
Merops americanus P.L.S.Müller, 1776
Merops americanus P.L.S.Müller, 1776
Merops americanus is a recently split bee-eater species, often still called blue-throated bee-eater, assessed as least concern by the IUCN.
Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Merops viridis, the blue-throated bee-eater, is a colorful insectivorous bird found across East and Southeast Asia.
Merops viridissimus Swainson, 1837
Merops viridissimus Swainson, 1837
Merops viridissimus is a small African bee-eater found across the Sahel with distinctive yellowish-green throat plumage.
Merops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
Merops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
Merops cyanophrys is a small Middle Eastern bee-eater with a distinct blue throat that is not currently under threat.
Merops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Merops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843
This is a description of the typical plumage and feather patterning of the Ethiopian bee-eater, Merops lafresnayii.
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