Asian Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis - Guêpier d'Orient

Guêpier d'Orient
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Coraciiformes

  • Family
    :

    Méropidés

  • Genus
    :

    Merops

  • Species
    :

    orientalis

Descriptor

Latham, 1801

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 18 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 29 à 30 cm.
  • Weight
    : 15 à 20 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Guêpier d'Orient
adult plum. breeding
Guêpier d'Orient
adult plum. breeding

Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Merops orientalis orientalis (w India east to Bangladesh)
  • Merops orientalis beludschicus (s Iraq to nw India)
  • Merops orientalis ceylonicus (Sri Lanka)
  • Merops orientalis ferrugeiceps (ne India to sc China and Indochina)

Foreign names

  • Guêpier d'Orient,
  • Abejaruco esmeralda oriental,
  • abelharuco-verde-asiático,
  • Smaragdspint,
  • smaragdgyurgyalag,
  • Aziatische Kleine Groene Bijeneter,
  • Gruccione verde piccolo,
  • orientbiätare,
  • Beryllbieter,
  • včelárik východný,
  • vlha indická,
  • Lille Grøn Biæder,
  • pikkumehiläissyöjä,
  • abellerol maragda oriental,
  • Mýsvelgur,
  • żołna wschodnia,
  • zaļais bišķērājs,
  • smaragdni čebelar,
  • Малая зелёная щурка,
  • ミドリハチクイ,
  • 绿喉蜂虎,
  • นกจาบคาเล็ก,
  • 綠喉蜂虎,

Voice song and cries

Guêpier d'Orient
juvenile

Habitat

Guêpier d'Orient

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Freshwater Springs and Oases ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Plantations, Rural Gardens

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 16-09-2013
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