Blue-moustached bee-eater
Species of bird
Blue-moutached bee-eater | |
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Conservation status | |
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Meropidae |
Genus: | Merops |
Species: | M. mentalis |
Binomial name | |
Merops mentalis Cabanis, 1889 |
The blue-moustached bee-eater (Merops mentalis) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in submontane and upland habitats[2] in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
The blue-moustached bee-eater is a rainforest bird usually found singly. It perches on a high branch in the canopy beside tracks and clearings and swoops down on small butterflies, honeybees and other insects before returning to its original perch.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Merops mentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22736513A95136294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22736513A95136294.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Sáfián, Szabolcs; Pyrcz, D Tomasz W. (2022-03-16). "Further data on the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Mpanga Forest, Uganda, and the role of this forest in biodiversity conservation". Metamorphosis. 31 (1): 7–14. doi:10.4314/met.v31i1.3. ISSN 2307-5031.
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Bee-eaters (family: Meropidae)
Species
- Little bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked bee-eater
- Asian green bee-eater
- African green bee-eater
- Arabian green bee-eater
- White-throated bee-eater
- Swallow-tailed bee-eater
- Blue-tailed bee-eater
- Black bee-eater
- Blue-headed bee-eater
- Blue-moustached bee-eater
- Rufous-crowned bee-eater
- Red-throated bee-eater
- White-fronted bee-eater
- Blue-breasted bee-eater
- Ethiopian bee-eater
- Cinnamon-chested bee-eater
- Black-headed bee-eater
- Somali bee-eater
- Böhm's bee-eater
- Blue-throated bee-eater
- Olive bee-eater
- Rainbow bee-eater
- European bee-eater
- Chestnut-headed bee-eater
- Rosy bee-eater
- Northern carmine bee-eater
- Southern carmine bee-eater
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