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Coraciiformes / Meropidae / Merops

Blue-breasted Bee-eater

Merops variegatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bbbeat2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops

Subspecies (3)

Merops variegatus bangweoloensis

eastern Angola to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and far western Tanzania
Merops variegatus loringi

southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon to Uganda and Kenya
Merops variegatus variegatus

Gabon, Río Muni (Equatorial Guinea) and southwestern Cameroon to Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bbbeat2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.