Guide ornitho - Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan ZetterstrÃ¶m

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus - Guêpier de Perse

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Méropidés
Genus
:
Merops
Species
:
persicus

Descriptor

Pallas, 1773

Biometrics

Size
: 31 cm
Wingspan
: 46 à 49 cm.
Weight
: 38 à 50 g

Geographic range

Distribution

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,

Voice song and cries

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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