Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus - Guêpier de Perse
Description identification
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 ; .
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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