African Green Bee-eater bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLittle Green Bee-eater [viridissimus or cleopatra], Green Bee-eater (Yellow-throated)
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyBee-eaters / Meropidae
GenusMerops
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionSenegal to Egypt, Ethiopia and e Sudan

African Green Bee-eater bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Gambia
  • 2.
    Call, © Sun Madakan
    Nigeria
  • 3.
    Begging call, call, © Peter Boesman
    Gambia
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Gambia
  • 5.
    Begging call, call, © Peter Boesman
    Gambia
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Peter Boesman
    Ghana
  • 7.
    Call, © Sun Madakan
    Nigeria
  • 8.
    Call, song, © Sun Madakan
    Nigeria
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see African Green Bee-eater

African Green Bee-eater subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Merops viridissimus cleopatraNile Valley (Egypt) to n Sudan-No
Merops viridissimus flavoviridisChad to e Sudan-No
Merops viridissimus viridissimusSenegal to n, c Ethiopia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Arabicوروار أخضر صغير [viridissimus Group]
BulgarianМалък зелен пчелояд [Група viridissimus]
Catalanabellerol maragda africà
Chinese非洲绿喉蜂虎, 绿喉蜂虎 [viridissimus Group]
Croatianzelena pčelarica
Czechvlha sahelská, vlha indická [skupina viridissimus]
DanishSahelbiæder, Lille Grøn Biæder, Afrikansk [viridissimus Gruppe]
DutchAfrikaanse Kleine Groene Bijeneter, Kleine Groene Bijeneter (viridissimus groep)
EsperantoAfrika verda abelmanĝulo
FrenchGuêpier d'Orient [viridissimus or cleopatra], Guêpier vert, Guêpier d'Orient (à gorge jaune), Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus, Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus], Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus ou cleopatra], cleopatra ou flavoviridis]
GermanAfrikasmaragdspint, Sahelsmaragdspint, Smaragdspint-viridissimus, Smaragdspint [viridissimus-Gruppe]
GreekΝανομελισσοφάγος [viridissimus], Νανομελισσοφάγος [viridissimus ομάδα]
Hebrewשרקרק גמדי (אפריקני)
IcelandicMýsvelgur [viridissimus hópur]
Japaneseミドリハチクイ (viridissimus グループ), ミドリハチクイ(viridissimus グループ)
LithuanianRytinis bitininkas [viridissimus grupė]
Norwegianolivinbieter, beryllbieter (viridissimus gr.)
Persianزنبورخوار سبز [viridissimus Group]
Polishżołna szmaragdowa, żołna wschodnia [gr. viridissimus]
Portugueseabelharuco-verde-africano
RussianИзумрудная щурка [группа viridissimus]
SerbianMala zelena pčelarica [viridissimus grupa]
Slovakvčelárik savanový (skup.), včelárik savanový
SlovenianSmaragdni čebelar [viridissmius]
SpanishAbejaruco esmeralda africano, Abejaruco Esmeralda (grupo viridissimus)
Swedishgrön dvärgbiätare [gruppen viridissimus], grön dvärgbiätare [viridissimus Group], sahelbiätare
Thaiนกจาบคาเล็ก (แอฟริกา)
TurkishKüçük Yeşil Arıkuşu [viridissimus Grubu]
Ukrainianбджолоїдка смарагдова