The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. As their name suggests, these brightly-colored birds predominantly eat flying insects, especially bees and wasps, which they catch on the wing from...
The Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) is a brightly-colored bird in the bee-eater family. It performs some seasonal movements and is found widely distributed across Asia. Populations in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that were formerly...
The rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus ) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.
The blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus ) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia where many populations are strongly migratory, and seen seasonally in many parts but...
The blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus ) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and persicus is Latin for "Persian".It breeds in Northern Africa, and the Middle East...
The southern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicoides ) (formerly carmine bee-eater) occurs across sub-equatorial Africa.
The white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides ) is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa.They have a distinctive white forehead, a square tail and a bright red patch on their throat. They nest in small colonies,...
The little bee-eater (Merops pusillus ) is a near passerine bird species in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. They are residents in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. They should not be confused with the little green bee-eater (Merops orientalis )....
The chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti ), or bay-headed bee-eater, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions, ranging from India east to...
The northern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicus or M. n. nubicus ) is an African near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. Alternative common names include the carmine bee-eater or the Nubian bee-eater. It is closely related to the...
The blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis ) is a species of bird in the bee-eater family. They are found throughout southeast Asia in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Their diet consists mostly of bees, wasps, and dragonflies....
The white-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis ) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It breeds in semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara, Africa. The white-throated bee-eater is migratory, wintering in a...
The blue-breasted bee-eater (Merops variegatus ) is a central African species of bird. It is a member of the family Meropidae. Meropids are all visually similar and have a diet specialized in Hymenopterans.
The red-throated bee-eater (Merops bulocki ) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. This species is found in tropical Africa, in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast,...
The swallow-tailed bee-eater (Merops hirundineus ) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae.
The olive bee-eater or Madagascar bee-eater (Merops superciliosus ) is a near passerine bee-eater species in the genus Merops. It is native to the southern half of Africa where it is present in Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Comoros; Democratic Republic...
The cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates ) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. They are found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The rosy bee-eater (Merops malimbicus ) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and...
Böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi ) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm.
The black bee-eater (Merops gularis ) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest where it is found at the edges of the rainforest and in secondary woodland.
The blue-headed bee-eater (Merops muelleri ) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in forest habitats in tropical West and Central Africa, including in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic...
The Somali bee-eater (Merops revoilii ) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Tanzania. This is a small bee-eater that prefers arid country and desert areas where it may be locally...
The black-headed bee-eater (Merops breweri ) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae.It is found in forests in tropical Central and West Africa, its range including Angola, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of...
The blue-moustached bee-eater (Merops mentalis ) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae.It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.The blue-moustached bee-eater is a rainforest...