Blue-cheeked Bee-eater / Merops persicus
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Blue-cheeked bee eater, Blue cheekedBee eater, Bluecheeked Bee-eater |
| Old latin name for bird | Merops persica |
| Order | Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes |
| Family | Bee-eaters / Meropidae |
| Genus | Merops |
| Breeding region | Eurasia |
| Breeding subregion | sw, nw AF |
| Non breeding region | AF |
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Related species
Rufous-crowned Bee-eater
Ethiopian Bee-eater
Somali Bee-eater
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Blue-moustached Bee-eater
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Rosy Bee-eater
Blue-headed Bee-eater
White-fronted Bee-eater
Where to see Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Benin
- Botswana
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hungary
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merops persicus chrysocercus | nw Africa | to w Africa | No |
| Merops persicus persicus | Egypt and the Middle East to Kazakhstan and w India | to e, s Africa; Amirantes group and Inner Is. (c, ne Seychelles) | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Blouwangbyvreter |
| Albanian | Gargulli faqekaltër |
| Arabic | وروار أزرق الخد, القارية زرقاء الخدين |
| Armenian | [Kanach Meghvaker ], Կանաչ Մեղվակեր |
| Azerbaijani | Yaşıl qızlarquşu, yaşıl qızlarquş, yaşıl arıqapan |
| Basque | Erlatxori papargorri, Abellerol gola-roig, Erle-txori papargorria |
| Belarusian | Зялёная шчурка |
| Bengali | নীরগার ুিআমচাযা |
| Breton | Gwespetaer-Persia |
| Bulgarian | Зелен пчелояд |
| Catalan | Abellerol gola-roig, abellerol persa, Abellerol gola roig |
| Chinese | 蓝颊蜂虎 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 藍頰蜂虎 |
| Chuvash | симĕс щурка |
| Croatian | Plavoglava pčelarica, plavolica pčelarica |
| Czech | vlha modrolící |
| Danish | Grøn Biæder |
| Dutch | Blauwwangbijeneter, Groene Bijeneter |
| Esperanto | Bluvanga abelmanĝulo |
| Estonian | rohe-mesilasenäpp |
| Faroese | Grønur býflugubítur |
| Finnish | vihermehiläissyöjä |
| French | Guêpier de Perse |
| Frisian | Griene bijefretter |
| Galician | Abellerol gola-roig, Abellaruco de cara azul, Abellaruco persa, Abellaruco pérsico |
| Georgian | მწვანე კვირიონი |
| German | Blauwangenspint, Blauwangen-Spint |
| Greek | Πράσινος Μελισσοφάγος |
| Hebrew | שרקרק ירוק |
| Hungarian | perzsa gyurgyalag, Zöld gyurgyalag |
| Icelandic | Flugnasvelgur |
| Irish | Beachaire gormleicneach |
| Italian | Gruccione di Persia, Gruccione egiziano, Gruccione guanceazzurre |
| Japanese | ルリホオハチクイ |
| Kazakh | көк боздақ, жасыл шорағай, Жасыл аражегіш, көкбоздақ, жасыл арасақ |
| Latvian | Persijas bišķērājs |
| Lithuanian | mėlynskruostis bitininkas, Žaliasis bitininkas |
| Macedonian | Персиска пчеларка |
| Malayalam | നീലക്കവിളൻ വേലിത്തത്ത |
| Maltese | Qerd in-Naħal Aħmar, Qerd in-naħal aħdar, Qerd in-Nahal Ahdar |
| Manx | Eeder-shellan lieckan-gorrym |
| Mongolian | шарга балч, Цэнхэр шанаат зөгийч, зөгийч шувуухай, шаргал балч шувуу |
| Northern Sami | Ruoná uvloborri, Ruonáuvloborri |
| Norwegian | blåkinnbieter, Blåkinnbieter |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Blåkinnbietar |
| Persian | زنبورخوار گلوخرمایی , زنبورخوار گلوخرمایی (ایرانی), زنبورخوار گلوخرمایی |
| Polish | zolna modrolica, Zimorodek, żołna modrolica |
| Portuguese | abelharuco-persa, Abelharuco-de-garganta-vermelha, Abelharuco-de-faces-azuis |
| Romanian | Prigorie cu obraz albastru |
| Russian | Zelyonaya Shchurka, Зеленая щурка, Eгипетская щурка, Зелёная щурка, Щурка зеленая |
| Serbian | Velika zelena pčelarica, Plavolika pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik modrolíci |
| Slovenian | zeleni čebelar |
| Spanish | Abejaruco papirrijo, Vencerjo cafre, Abejaruco persa, Abejaruco de Mejillas Azules, Abejaruco Papirrojo |
| Swahili | Kerem Shavu-buluu |
| Swedish | grön biätare, Blåkindad biätare |
| Tatar | яшел корташар, яшел карга |
| Tsonga | Muhladzanhu |
| Turkish | Yeşil Arıkuşu, İran Pas-rengi Gerdanlı Arı Kuş, Yeşil arikuşu |
| Turkmen | ýaşyl daraklyk |
| Ukrainian | Зелена бджолоїдка, бджолоїдка зелена |
| Uzbek | яшил куркунак, кўк куркунак, бўздоқ, кўк-куркувак |
| Welsh | Gwenynysor bochlas |
| Zulu | isiThwelathwela |