Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus - Guêpier nain

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Méropidés
Genus
:
Merops
Species
:
pusillus

Descriptor

Müller, PLS, 1776

Biometrics

Size
: 17 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 10 à 18 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Merops pusillus pusillus (Senegal and Gambia to sw Sudan and n DRCongo)
Merops pusillus ocularis (e DRCongo, n Uganda and c Sudan to the Red Sea coast)
Merops pusillus cyanostictus (e Ethiopia, w Somalia and e Kenya)
Merops pusillus meridionalis (s and e DRCongo to w Kenya south to c Angola, Zimbabwe and South Africa)
Merops pusillus argutus (sw Angola, Botswana and sw Zambia)

Foreign names

Guêpier nain,
Abejaruco chico,
abelharuco-dourado,
Zwergspint,
törpegyurgyalag,
Dwergbijeneter,
Gruccione minore,
dvärgbiätare,
Dvergbieter,
včelárik malý,
vlha malá,
Dværgbiæder,
kääpiömehiläissyöjä,
Kleinbyvreter,
abellerol petit,
żołna mała,
mali čebelar,
Карликовая щурка,
ヒメハチクイ,
小蜂虎,
小蜂虎,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Shrub Dominated Wetlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg.

inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land