Black Bee-eater
Merops gularis - Guêpier noir
Systematics
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Order:
Coraciiformes
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Family:
Méropidés
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Genus:
Merops
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Species:
gularis
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 20 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: 25 à 32 g
Geographic range
Identification
Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.
Subspecific information 2 subspecies
- Merops gularis gularis (Sierra Leone to s Nigeria)
- Merops gularis australis (se Nigeria to w Uganda and n Angola)
Foreign names
- Guêpier noir,
- Abejaruco negro,
- abelharuco-preto,
- Purpurspint,
- bársonyos gyurgyalag,
- Zwarte Bijeneter,
- Gruccione nero,
- svart biätare,
- Svartbieter,
- včelárik čierny,
- vlha sametová,
- Sort Biæder,
- mustamehiläissyöjä,
- abellerol negre,
- żołna czarna,
- črni čebelar,
- Чёрная щурка,
- クロハチクイ,
- 黑蜂虎,
- svart biätare,
- 黑蜂虎,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- 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
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- BirdLife International, BirdLife International
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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