Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
Somali Bee-eater (Merops revoilii) - HBW 6, p. 333
French: Guêpier de Revoil
German: Somalispint
Spanish: Abejaruco Somalí
Taxonomy: Merops Revoilii Oustalet, 1882, Somalia.
Affinities within Merops by no means certain, but some evidence that it is closest to the M. bulocki/M. bullockoides superspecies. Possibly a close relative of M. albicollis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Somalia, SE Ethiopia and N & E Kenya.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree watching for prey and flying after one. Locality Imi, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 7 years ago 41 sec 4.9 -
A bird in a tree watching for prey. Locality Imi, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 7 years ago 22 sec 4.6 -
A bird in a tree, preening and flying away. Locality Imi, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 7 years ago 43 sec 4.6
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bird hunting in the morning near lodge
Locality Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya
Jacek Nalepa 13 February 2012 23 weeks ago 4 -
Perched on a low branch.
Locality Bogol Manyo, Genale Valley, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 27 January 2009 17 weeks ago 3.9 -
Adult on perch
Locality Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya
John Innes 2 July 2012 39 weeks ago 3.6 -
A bird perched
Locality Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya
Robert Wynands 22 December 2002 3 years ago 2 -
A bird perched on top of a small bush
Locality Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya
Robert Wynands 23 July 1994 3 years ago 2
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