Blue-breasted Bee-eater bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBlue-breasted Bee-eater (Blue-breasted), Blue-breasted Bee Eater
Old latin name for birdMelittophagus variegatus
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyBee-eaters / Meropidae
GenusMerops
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionse Nigeria to Angola and e Africa

Blue-breasted Bee-eater bird sounds *

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    Song, © Rory Nefdt
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Call and song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
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    Song and call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
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    Song and call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
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    Call and song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Blue-breasted Bee-eater

Blue-breasted Bee-eater subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Merops variegatus bangweoloensise Angola to se DR Congo, Zambia and w Tanzania-No
Merops variegatus loringise Nigeria and Cameroon to Uganda and w Kenya-No
Merops variegatus variegatusGabon to c DR Congo and n Angola-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliনীরফুক ঳ুিআমচাযা
Catalanabellerol de pit blau
Chinese蓝胸蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional)藍胸蜂虎
Croatianplavoprsa pčelarica
Czechvlha modroprsá
DanishBlåkravet Biæder
DutchBlauwborstbijeneter
EsperantoBlubrusta abelmanĝulo
Estoniansoo-mesilasenäpp
Finnishsavannimehiläissyöjä
FrenchGuêpier à collier bleu
GermanBlaubrustspint [variegatus-Gruppe], Blaubrustspint
Hungariankékmellű gyurgyalag
ItalianGruccione pettoblu, Gruccione pettazzurro
Japaneseルリムネハチクイ, ルリムネハチクイ(variegatus グループ)
Lithuanianmėlynkrūtis bitininkas
Norwegianblåbrystbieter, Blåbrystbieter, blåbrystbieter (variegatus gr.)
Polishżołna niebieskopierśna, żołna niebieskopierśna [gr. variegatus], zolna niebieskopiersna
Portugueseabelharuco-de-colar-azul, abelharuco-de-peito-azul
RussianСинегрудая щурка [группа variegatus], Синегрудая щурка
SerbianPlavogruda pčelarica
Slovakvčelárik modroprsý, včelárik modroprsý (skup.)
Slovenianmočvirski čebelar
SpanishAbejaruco Variegado (grupo variegatus), Abejaruco variegado, Abejaruco de Pecho Azul
SwahiliKerem Kidari-buluu
Swedishblåkragad biätare, blåkragad biätare [gruppen variegatus]
Tatarкүк түшле корташар
TurkishMavi göğüslü arıkuşu [variegatus grubu], Mavi Göğüslü Arıkuşu
Ukrainianбджолоїдка синьовола