[order] CORACIIFORMES | [family] Meropidae | [latin] Merops persicus | [UK] Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | [FR] Guepier | [DE] Blauwangen-Spint | [ES] Abejaruco Persa | [NL] Groene Bijeneter Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Merops persicus EU sw, nw AF AF Merops persicus chrysocercus nw Africa to w Africa Merops […]
Tag: Bee-eaters
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
[order] CORACIIFORMES | [family] Meropidae | [latin] Merops apiaster | [UK] European Bee-eater | [FR] Guepier d’Europe | [DE] Bienenfresser | [ES] Abejaruco Comun | [NL] Bijenter Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Highly distinctive with multicolored plumage. Male has black gorget, greenish-blue underparts, scapulars and rump flaxen. Long uppertail coverts the same green as tail, […]