Bird group

Bee-eaters

31 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

African Green Bee-eater
Merops viridissimus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Green Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over eastern…

Arabian Green Bee-eater
Merops cyanophrys
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Arabian Green Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over eastern…

Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Asian Green Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over Africa,…

Black Bee-eater
Merops gularis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over West and Central…

Black-headed Bee-eater
Merops breweri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-headed Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over West and…

Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Blue-bearded Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over South…

Blue-breasted Bee-eater
Merops variegatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Blue-breasted Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over Africa,…

Blue-headed Bee-eater
Merops muelleri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Blue-headed Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over West and…

Blue-moustached Bee-eater
Merops mentalis
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Blue-moustached Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over Africa,…

Blue-throated Bee-eater
Merops viridis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Blue-throated Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

Böhm's Bee-eater
Merops boehmi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Böhm's Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over southern and…

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over South…

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

Ethiopian Bee-eater
Merops lafresnayii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ethiopian Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over eastern…

European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The European Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over Africa, the…

Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Little Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over sub-Saharan…

Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Northern Carmine Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

Olive Bee-eater
Merops superciliosus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Olive Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over Madagascar,…

Purple-bearded Bee-eater
Meropogon forsteni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Purple-bearded Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rainbow Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over Australia, New…

Red-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis amictus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-bearded Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over Sundaland…

Red-throated Bee-eater
Merops bulocki
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-throated Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

Rosy Bee-eater
Merops malimbicus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rosy Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over West and Central…

Rufous-crowned Bee-eater
Merops americanus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-crowned Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

Somali Bee-eater
Merops revoilii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Somali Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over eastern Africa,…

Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Southern Carmine Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Swallow-tailed Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-fronted Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…

White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-throated Bee-eater is a slim, colorful aerial hunter that catches bees, wasps, dragonflies, and other flying insects over…