Bee-eaters

Meropidae · 31 species

Bee-eaters (Meropidae) is a family of 31 bird species in the order Coraciiformes. They live mostly in woodland, shrubland, forest habitats. The smallest is the Somali Bee-eater and the largest the Blue-bearded Bee-eater.

African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus
Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys
Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Black Bee-eater Merops gularis
Black-headed Bee-eater Merops breweri
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri
Blue-moustached Bee-eater Merops mentalis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
Ethiopian Bee-eater Merops lafresnayii
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
Purple-bearded Bee-eater Meropogon forsteni
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki
Rosy Bee-eater Merops malimbicus
Rufous-crowned Bee-eater Merops americanus
Somali Bee-eater Merops revoilii
Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis