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European Bee-eater

Birds

The European bee-eater is a species of bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae, and has the largest range of any bee-eater species. It breeds across southern and central Europe, northern and southern Africa, and western Asia, and except for a resident population in southern Africa it is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa; it also occurs as a spring overshoot north of its usual range, with occasional breeding recorded in northern Europe.

Facts
Scientific Name
Merops apiaster 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Body Size Band
Small 6
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 6
Lifespan
5.9 7
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Meropidae, Taxa
Source European Bee-eater (Wikidata)

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Merops apiaster
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Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Belgium

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Denmark

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Latvia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Luxembourg

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Spain

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Ukraine

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Insectivore
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Merops apiaster
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts crop pest
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Desert, Habitat Regions, biome: desert or dune
    desert or dune desert or dune
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4. European Bee-eater (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q170718 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q170718 (P1034 main food source): bee
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): bee.
  • Child Taxon Of: Meropidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. Wikipedia: European Bee-eater
WikipediaInfobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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6. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: merops apiaster
    1674 Nonpasseriformes Coraciiformes Meropidae Bee-eaters 88 BL3 Merops apiaster European Bee-eater 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_6 A Hamish 0 0 0 40 60 0 0 0 Ref_6 1 Christian 0 56.6 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Merops apiaster, Nocturnal column
    Merops apiaster European Bee-eater 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_6 A Hamish 0 0 0 40 60 0 0 0 Ref_6 1 Christian 0
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7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Merops apiaster
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 5.9 years (wild)
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