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Coraciiformes / Meropidae / Merops

Black Bee-eater

Merops gularis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (blbeat1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops

Subspecies (2)

Merops gularis australis

Nigeria (Cross River) to Uganda and northern Angola
Merops gularis gularis

rainforest of Sierra Leone to Nigeria (Cross River)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (blbeat1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.