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Genus: Merops (28 species)


White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis) Range: AF: Mauritania and Senegal to e Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen and Somalia Kotu, The Gambia
Photograph by Steve Riall © All Rights Reserved.

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Rufous-crowned Bee-eater (Merops americanus) Range: OR: Philippines (except Sulu Arch.)


European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) Range: PAL, AF: nw Africa, sw Europe to c Asia; South Africa Hungary
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Boehm's Bee-eater (Merops boehmi) Range: AF: w Tanzania to Zambia, e Tanzania to c Mozambique Malawi
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file for non-commercial purposes under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.

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Black-headed Bee-eater (Merops breweri) Range: AF: Ivory Coast, Ghana, s Nigeria and n Central African Republic, Gabon to w South Sudan, c DR Congo and nw Angola


White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) Range: AF: Gabon to Kenya, s to s Angola, c South Africa and s Mozambique Lake Nakuru, Kenya
Photograph by Rainbirder (Steve Garvie) Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.


Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bulocki frenatus) Range: AF: ec, c, w Murchison Falls NP, Uganda
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file for non-commercial purposes under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.


Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys cyanophrys) Range: PAL: s Israel and Arabian Pen. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The Arabian Green Bee-eaters don't have a chestnut crown.
Photograph by Ammadoux © All Rights Reserved.


Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis australis) Range: AF: c, w Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda
Photograph by Nik Borrow Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share the file for non-commercial purposes under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one. If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.


Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus chrysolaimus) Range: AF: widespread Sangako Forest, Senegal
Photograph by Nik Borrow Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share the file for non-commercial purposes under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one. If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.


Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus chrysolaimus) Range: AF: widespread Senegal
Photograph by Charles J. Sharp/Sharp Photography Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 License. You are free to copy, distribute and transmit the work, and to adapt the work under the following conditions: You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work) If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one.

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Ethiopian Bee-eater (Merops lafresnayii) Range: AF: Eritrea, Ethiopia and e South Sudan


Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti leschenaulti) Range: OR: Himalayas from nw India and sw India and Sri Lanka to Andaman Is., s China, Vietnam, and n Malay Pen.; disjunctly Java and Bali Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Photograph by JJ Harrison Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.


Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti quinticolor) Range: OR: Himalayas from nw India and sw India and Sri Lanka to Andaman Is., s China, Vietnam, and n Malay Pen.; disjunctly Java and Bali Java, Indonesia
Photograph by JJ Harrison Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.

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Rosy Bee-eater (Merops malimbicus) Range: AF: s Nigeria; Gabon to c DR Congo


Blue-moustached Bee-eater (Merops mentalis) Near Threatened Range: AF: Sierra Leone to w Cameroon and Bioko I. Atewa, Ghana
Photograph by Nik Borrow Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share the file for non-commercial purposes under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one. If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.


Blue-headed Bee-eater (Merops muelleri) Range: AF: s Cameroon to w Kenya Kenya
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Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) Range: AF: Angola to w Tanzania, s to Namibia, Botswana and n South Africa Chobe National Park, Botswana
Photograph by Derek Keats Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 License. You are free to copy, distribute and transmit the work, and to adapt the work under the following conditions: You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work) If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one.


Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus) Range: AF: Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia Falls National Park, Uganda
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud © All Rights Reserved.


Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater (Merops oreobates) Range: AF: s South Sudan to ne Tanzania, w Uganda and e DR Congo to nw Tanzania Buhoma, Uganda
Photograph by Nik Borrow Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share the file for non-commercial purposes under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one. If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.


Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis ferrugeiceps) Range: PAL, OR: s Iran and s Asia to sc China and se Asia Surin, Surin Province, Thailand
Photograph by JJ Harrison Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.


Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) Range: AU: Australia (except Tasmania) Centenary Lakes, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Photograph by JJ Harrison Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.


Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) Range: PAL: sw, nw AF Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe
Photograph by Charles J. Sharp/Sharp Photography Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 License. You are free to copy, distribute and transmit the work, and to adapt the work under the following conditions: You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work) If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one.


Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) Range: OR, AU: India and Sri Lanka to s China, se Asia, Philippines, Sulawesi, Lombok to Timor (Lesser Sundas), coastal ne, s, se New Guinea and New Britain group (se Bismarck Arch.) Sungai Balang, Malaysia
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore) © All Rights Reserved.


Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) Range: AF: widespread Buffalo Springs National Park, Kenya
Photograph by Rainbirder (Steve Garvie) Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.


Somali Bee-eater (Merops revoilii) Range: AF: e Ethiopia and Somalia to e Kenya Samburu, Kenya
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Somali Bee-eater (Merops revoilii) Range: AF: e Ethiopia and Somalia to e Kenya Samburu National Park, Kenya
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file for non-commercial purposes under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.


Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) Range: AF: Ethiopia to Namibia and Madagascar Namibia
Photograph by Graham Searll © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus) Range: AF: se Nigeria to Angola and e Africa Bishangari, Ethiopia
Photograph by Mikael Bauer © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) Range: OR: s China to Sumatra, Nias (w of n Sumatra), Riau Is. (e of c Sumatra), Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra), Java, n Natuna Is. (nw of Borneo) and Borneo Malaysia
Photograph by Wokoti © All Rights Reserved.

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African Green Bee-eater (Merops viridissimus) Range: AF: Senegal to Egypt, Ethiopia and e Sudan

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