Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus - Guêpier de Perse
Systematics
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Order:
Coraciiformes
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Family:
Méropidés
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Genus:
Merops
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Species:
persicus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 31 cm
- Wingspan: 46 à 49 cm.
- Weight: 38 à 50 g
Geographic range
Description identification
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.
Subspecific information 2 Subspecies
- Merops persicus persicus (Egypt and the Middle East to Kazakhstan and w India)
- Merops persicus chrysocercus (nw Africa)
Foreign names
- Guêpier de Perse,
- Abejaruco Persa,
- Abelharuco-persa,
- Blauwangenspint,
- perzsa gyurgyalag,
- Groene Bijeneter,
- Gruccione guanceazzurre,
- Blåkindad biätare,
- Blåkinnbieter,
- včelárik modrolíci,
- vlha modrolící,
- Grøn Biæder,
- vihermehiläissyöjä,
- Blouwangbyvreter,
- abellerol persa,
- Flugnasvelgur,
- żołna modrolica,
- Persijas bišķērājs,
- zeleni čebelar,
- Зелёная щурка,
- ルリホオハチクイ,
- 蓝颊蜂虎,
- 藍頰蜂虎,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Desert : Hot ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Wastewater Treatment Areas
Sources of information
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- Birds of Western Africa, Nick Borrow and Ron Demey
- Martins-pêcheurs, martins-chasseurs, guêpiers et rolliers, Hilary Fry et Kathie Fry
- Vol. 6 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
- IOC World Bird List (v7.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017.
Other sources of interest
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