African Green Bee-eater / Merops viridissimus LC

Synonyms Little Green Bee-eater [viridissimus or cleopatra], Green Bee-eater (Yellow-throated)

African Green Bee-eaterbird sounds *

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Begging call, call, © Peter Boesman
Gambia
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Song, © Joost van Bruggen
Gambia
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Call, © Sun Madakan
Nigeria
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Begging call, call, © Peter Boesman
Gambia
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Call, © Peter Boesman
Gambia
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Flight call, © Peter Boesman
Ghana
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Call, © Sun Madakan
Nigeria
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Call, song, © Sun Madakan
Nigeria

* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Somali Bee-eater

Rosy Bee-eater

Black-headed Bee-eater

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Böhm's Bee-eater

Blue-breasted Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

Where to see African Green Bee-eater

Breeding region Africa
Breeding subregion Senegal to Egypt, Ethiopia and e Sudan

African Green Bee-eater subspecies (3)

Subspecies	Breeding subregion	Nonbreeding subregion	Extinct
Merops viridissimus cleopatra	Nile Valley (Egypt) to n Sudan	-	No
Merops viridissimus flavoviridis	Chad to e Sudan	-	No
Merops viridissimus viridissimus	Senegal to n, c Ethiopia	-	No

Species Name in Other Languages

Language	Translation
Arabic	وروار أخضر صغير [viridissimus Group]
Bulgarian	Малък зелен пчелояд [Група viridissimus]
Catalan	abellerol maragda africà
Chinese	非洲绿喉蜂虎, 绿喉蜂虎 [viridissimus Group]
Croatian	zelena pčelarica
Czech	vlha sahelská, vlha indická [skupina viridissimus]
Danish	Sahelbiæder, Afrikansk [viridissimus Gruppe], Lille Grøn Biæder
Dutch	Kleine Groene Bijeneter (viridissimus groep), Afrikaanse Kleine Groene Bijeneter
Esperanto	Afrika verda abelmanĝulo
French	Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus], Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus ou cleopatra], cleopatra ou flavoviridis], Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus, Guêpier vert, Guêpier d'Orient (à gorge jaune), Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus or cleopatra]
German	Afrikasmaragdspint, Smaragdspint [viridissimus-Gruppe], Smaragdspint-viridissimus, Sahelsmaragdspint
Greek	Νανομελισσοφάγος [viridissimus ομάδα], Νανομελισσοφάγος [viridissimus]
Hebrew	שרקרק גמדי (אפריקני)
Icelandic	Mýsvelgur [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）
Lithuanian	Rytinis bitininkas [viridissimus grupė]
Norwegian	olivinbieter, beryllbieter (viridissimus gr.)
Persian	زنبورخوار سبز [viridissimus Group]
Polish	żołna wschodnia [gr. viridissimus], żołna szmaragdowa
Portuguese	abelharuco-verde-africano
Russian	Изумрудная щурка [группа viridissimus], Нитехвостая щурка
Serbian	Mala zelena pčelarica [viridissimus grupa]
Slovak	včelárik savanový (skup.), včelárik savanový
Slovenian	Smaragdni čebelar [viridissmius]
Spanish	Abejaruco esmeralda africano, Abejaruco Esmeralda (grupo viridissimus)
Swedish	sahelbiätare, grön dvärgbiätare [gruppen viridissimus], grön dvärgbiätare [viridissimus Group]
Thai	นกจาบคาเล็ก (แอฟริกา)
Turkish	Küçük Yeşil Arıkuşu [viridissimus Grubu]
Ukrainian	бджолоїдка смарагдова