Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis) - HBW 6, p. 326
French: Guêpier noir
German: Purpurspint
Spanish: Abejaruco Negro
Taxonomy: Merops gularis Shaw, 1798, Sierra Leone.
Formerly sometimes joined with M. muelleri in genus Meropiscus. Has been placed with other small, round-winged species lacking tail-streamers in genus Mellitophagus, comprising present species and M. muelleri, M. pusillus, M. variegatus, M. oreobates, M. bulocki and M. bullockoides. Races intergrade in SE Nigeria. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- gularis Shaw, 1798 - Sierra Leone, SE Guinea and S Mali E to SE Nigeria.
- australis (Reichenow, 1885) - SE Nigeria or W Cameroon through Congo Basin to W Uganda and N Angola.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult perched on a branch Locality Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp australis)
David Fisher 21 July 2006 6 years ago 31 sec 3.8 -
An adult flying and returning to its perch Locality Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp australis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2006 5 years ago 24 sec 3.5 -
bird looking around Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp australis)
Daniêl Jimenez 2 years ago 16 sec 3 -
An adult arriving to a branch with an insect, hitting and swallowing it Locality Bigodi Swamp, Uganda (ssp australis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2006 6 years ago 39 sec 2 -
Two adults in a tree, one of them flies away Locality Bigodi Swamp, Uganda (ssp australis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2006 6 years ago 23 sec 1.9 -
Two adults on a branch, one of them calling and rubbing the bill, then flies away and returns with an insect Locality Bigodi Swamp, Uganda (ssp australis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2006 6 years ago 30 sec 1.8
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