Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - HBW 6, p. 339
French: Guêpier d’Europe
German: Bienenfresser
Spanish: Abejaruco Europeo
Other common names: Golden/Eurasian Bee-eater
Taxonomy: Merops Apiaster Linnaeus, 1758, southern Europe.
Relationships unclear. Monotypic.
Distribution: NW Africa (Morocco E to Libya) and SW Europe (Iberia) E to W Russia and C & SW Asia (E to L Balkhash and L Zaysan in Kazakhstan), S to Afghanistan and Oman; also S Namibia and South Africa. Winters at lower latitudes in tropical Africa.
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A bird beside the entrance of the nest, softly calling. Locality María de Huerva, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 15 April 2009 4 years ago 22 sec 3.8 -
A panting bird perched on a trunk and flying away Locality El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 7 June 2007 5 years ago 35 sec 3.8 -
Two perched birds, one of them preening and stretching. Locality La Cartuja Baja, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 13 May 2011 1 year ago 44 sec 3.8 -
Two birds on the ground. Locality Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Jeremiusz Trzaska 3 June 2011 1 year ago 33 sec 3.8 -
An adult perched on a branch and flying away, and then another doing the same Locality Perefort, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Raül Aymí 9 years ago 28 sec 3.7 -
A perched bird looking around and flying away. Locality El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 12 May 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 3.7
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European bee-eater in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Daniel Grove 27 January 2012 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8 -
Bee-eater pair examining dry mud bank for nesting suitability
Locality El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Brendan Marnell 23 April 2011 21 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird on a twig.
Locality Soufli, East Macedonia and Thrace Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 1 June 1994 27 weeks ago 3.8 -
Being chased by 2 bees?!
Locality El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Brendan Marnell 28 April 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Adult hovering over nest burrow near Mistan.
Locality Mistan, Lerik Rayon, Azerbaijan (Monotypic species)
Kristof Zyskowski 20 July 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
Adult on the ground.
Locality Kendirli (Fetisovo) village, Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 5 May 2012 35 weeks ago 3.7
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Classical calls in flight. Locality Essonne, Île-de-France, France
(Monotypic species)
Julien Rochefort 22 July 2004 3 years ago 4.3 -
Some birds calling. Locality Kerkini Lake, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 18 May 2008 27 weeks ago 4
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