Black Bee-eater

Merops gularis - Guêpier noir

Guêpier noir
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Coraciiformes

  • Family
    :

    Méropidés

  • Genus
    :

    Merops

  • Species
    :

    gularis

Descriptor

Shaw, 1798

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 20 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 25 à 32 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Guêpier noir
adult
Guêpier noir
adult

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,

Voice song and call

Guêpier noir
adult

Habitat

Guêpier noir
adult plum. breeding

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

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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