Asian Green Bee-eater bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLittle Green Bee-eater [nominate], Green Bee-eater, Green Bee-eater (Russet-crowned), Little Green Bee-eater [orientalis], Little Green Bee-eater, Little green bee eater, Asian Green Bee-eater [orientalis]
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyBee-eaters / Meropidae
GenusMerops
Breeding regionEurasia, Oriental Region
Breeding subregions Iran and s Asia to sc China and se Asia

Asian Green Bee-eater bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Israel
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Sri Lanka
  • 3.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Call, © Thijs Fijen
    Oman
  • 5.
    Call, © R. Martin
    Oman
  • 6.
    Call, © Rajgopal Patil
    India
  • 7.
    Call, © vir joshi
    India
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Pronoy Baidya
    India
  • 9.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 10.
    Call, song, © Conrad Pinto
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Asian Green Bee-eater

Asian Green Bee-eater subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Merops orientalis beludschicuss Iran to nw India-No
Merops orientalis ceylonicusSri Lanka-No
Merops orientalis ferrugeicepsne India to sc China and Indochina-No
Merops orientalis orientalisw India e to Bangladesh-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Arabicالوروار الأخضر الصغير, وروار أخضر صغير [orientalis Group]
Bengaliসবুজ সুইচোরা
BulgarianМалък зелен пчелояд, Малък зелен пчелояд [Група orientalis]
CatalanAbellerol maragda, abellerol maragda oriental
Chinese绿喉蜂虎(棕头), 绿喉蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional)綠喉蜂虎, 绿喉蜂虎(棕头)
Croatiansmaragdna pčelarica
Czechvlha indická, vlha indická [skupina orientalis], vlha proměnlivá
DanishAsiatisk [orientalis Gruppe], Lille Grøn Biæder
DutchKleine Groene Bijeneter, Kleine Groene Bijeneter (orientalis groep), Aziatische Kleine Groene Bijeneter
EsperantoMalgranda verda abelmanĝulo
Estonianväike-mesilasenäpp
Finnishpikkumehiläissyöjä
FrenchGuêpier d'Orient [orientalis], Guêpier d'Orient [nominal], Guêpier d’Orient, Guêpier d'Orient, Guêpier d'Orient (à couronne rousse)
GermanAsiensmaragdspint, Smaragdspint [orientalis-Gruppe], Smaragdspint, Bronzescheitel-Smaragdspint
GreekΝανομελισσοφάγος, Νανομελισσοφάγος [orientalis], Νανομελισσοφάγος [orientalis ομάδα]
Hebrewשרקרק גמדי (אסייתי), שרקרק גמדי
HungarianSmaragdgyurgyalag [orientalis csoport], smaragdgyurgyalag
IcelandicMýsvelgur, Mýsvelgur [orientalis hópur]
ItalianGruccione verde piccolo
Japaneseミドリハチクイ(orientalis グループ), ミドリハチクイ, ミドリハチクイ (orientalis グループ)
Latvianzaļais bišķērājs
Lithuanianrytinis bitininkas, Rytinis bitininkas [orientalis grupė]
Malayalamനാട്ടുവേലിത്തത്ത
Nepaliमुरलीचरा
Northern SamiUhcauvloborri
Norwegianberyllbieter, beryllbieter (orientalis gr.), Beryllbieter
Persianزنبورخوار سبز, زنبورخوار سبز [orientalis Group]
Polishzolna wschodnia, żołna wschodnia [gr. orientalis], żołna wschodnia
Portugueseabelharuco-verde, abelharuco-verde-asiático
RussianИзумрудная щурка [группа orientalis], Зеленая щурка, Малая зелёная щурка
SerbianMala zelena pčelarica [orientalis grupa], Mala zelena pčelarica
Slovakvčelárik východný, včelárik východný (skup.), vcelárik východný
Sloveniansmaragdni čebelar, Smaragdni čebelar [orientalis]
SpanishAbejaruco esmeralda oriental, Abejaruco Esmeralda, Abejaruco Esmeralda (grupo orientalis)
SwahiliKerem Kijani
Swedishgrön dvärgbiätare [orientalis Group], orientbiätare, grön dvärgbiätare, grön dvärgbiätare [gruppen orientalis]
TamilPachai Panchuruttan
Thaiนกจาบคาเล็ก, นกจาบคาเล็ก (ตะวันออก), นกคับคาเล็ก
TurkishKüçük Yeşil Arıkuşu [orientalis Grubu], Küçük Yeşil Arıkuşu
Ukrainianбджолоїдка мала
VietnameseChim Trảu đầu hung