Rainbow Bee-eater

Merops ornatus - Guêpier arc-en-ciel

Guêpier arc-en-ciel
adult
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Coraciiformes

  • Family
    :

    Méropidés

  • Genus
    :

    Merops

  • Species
    :

    ornatus

Descriptor

Latham, 1801

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 21 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 20 à 33 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Guêpier arc-en-ciel
adult
Guêpier arc-en-ciel
adult

Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Guêpier arc-en-ciel,
  • Abejaruco australiano,
  • abelharuco-arco-íris,
  • Regenbogenspint,
  • feketefarkú gyurgyalag,
  • Regenboogbijeneter,
  • Gruccione iridato,
  • regnbågsbiätare,
  • Regnbuebieter,
  • včelárik ozdobný,
  • vlha ozdobná,
  • Regnbuebiæder,
  • australianmehiläissyöjä,
  • abellerol irisat,
  • żołna tęczowa,
  • varavīksnes bišķērājs,
  • avstralski čebelar,
  • Радужная щурка,
  • Kirik-kirik australia,
  • ハチクイ,
  • 彩虹蜂虎,
  • 虹彩蜂虎,

Voice song and cries

Guêpier arc-en-ciel
adult

Habitat

Guêpier arc-en-ciel

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

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: 08-04-2007
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