Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) by Ian
In that day the LORD will whistle for the fly that is at the end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. (Isaiah 7:18 ESV)
CLASS – AVES, Order – CORACIIFORMES, Family – Meropidae – Bee-eaters
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I.O.C. 3.1 Version
Genus (3), Species (27), Subspecies
Nyctyornis
Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) by Peter Ericsson – Video
Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) ©Gruisen – Video
____ (Nyctyornis athertoni athertoni)
____ (Nyctyornis athertoni brevicaudatus)
Meropogon
Purple-bearded Bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni) by PeterEricsson – Video
Merops
Black-headed Bee-eater (Merops breweri) IBC
Blue-headed Bee-eater (Merops muelleri) – Video
____ (Merops muelleri muelleri)
Blue-moustached Bee-eater (Merops mentalis)
Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis) ©WikiC – Video
____ (Merops gularis gularis)
____ (Merops gularis australis)
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) by Africaddict – Video by Keith
____ (Merops hirundineus chrysolaimus)
____ (Merops hirundineus heuglini)
____ (Merops hirundineus furcatus)
____ (Merops hirundineus hirundineus)
Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) by Ian – Video (below by KeithB)
____ (Merops pusillus pusillus)
____ (Merops pusillus ocularis)
____ (Merops pusillus cyanostictus)
____ (Merops pusillus meridionalis)
____ (Merops pusillus argutus)
Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus) – Video
____ (Merops variegatus lafresnayii)
____ (Merops variegatus loringi)
____ (Merops variegatus variegatus)
____ (Merops variegatus bangweoloensis)
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater (Merops oreobates) by TTarrant – Video
Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bulocki) – Video by Keith
____ (Merops bulocki bulocki)
____ (Merops bulocki frenatus)
White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) by Bob-Nan – Video by Keith
Somali Bee-eater (Merops revoilii) ©Flickr – Video
White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis) ©Flickr – Video
Böhm’s Bee-eater (Merops boehmi) ©WikiC – Video
Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) by Nikhil Devasar – Video
____ (Merops orientalis viridissimus)
____ (Merops orientalis cleopatra)
____ (Merops orientalis cyanophrys)
____ (Merops orientalis muscatensis)
____ (Merops orientalis beludschicus)
____ (Merops orientalis orientalis)
____ (Merops orientalis ceylonicus)
____ (Merops orientalis ferrugeiceps)
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) by Nikhil Devasar – Video
____ (Merops persicus persicus)
____ (Merops persicus chrysocercus)
Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) by Bob-Nan – Video
____ (Merops superciliosus superciliosus)
____ (Merops superciliosus alternans)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) by Ian – Video
____ (Merops philippinus javanicus)
____ (Merops philippinus philippinus)
____ (Merops philippinus celebensis)
____ (Merops philippinus salvadorii)
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) by Ian – Video by NickTalbot- Photo
Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) by Ray – Video
____ (Merops viridis viridis)
____ (Merops viridis americanus)
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) by NikhilD – Video
____ (Merops leschenaulti leschenaulti)
____ (Merops leschenaulti quinticolor)
____ (Merops leschenaulti andamanensis)
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) by ClementFrancis – Video
Rosy Bee-eater (Merops malimbicus)
Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus) ©WikiC
Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) by Africaddict
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Video of Little Bee-eater by Keith Blomerley of a bird sitting on a barb wire.
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Photographers or Videographers used on this page from our sidebar, Photography, are:
Africaddict
Clement Francis Bird Photography
Ian Montgomery’s Birdway
Keith Blomerley – Videographer
Nick Talbot – Videographer
Nikhil Devasar’s Gallery
Nikhil Devasar’s Gallery-II
Peter Ericsson’s Gallery
Ray’s Wildlife Photography
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