• Synonyms Blue-breasted Bee Eater, Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Blue-breasted)
  • Old latin name for bird Melittophagus variegatus

Blue-breasted Bee-eaterbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Rory Nefdt
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Uganda
  • 3.
    Song and call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Song and call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 7.
    Call and song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Blue-breasted Bee-eater

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion se Nigeria to Angola and e Africa

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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 pettazzurro, Gruccione pettoblu
Japaneseルリムネハチクイ(variegatus グループ), ルリムネハチクイ
Lithuanianmėlynkrūtis bitininkas
Norwegianblåbrystbieter (variegatus gr.), blåbrystbieter
Polishżołna niebieskopierśna [gr. variegatus], żołna niebieskopierśna, zolna niebieskopiersna
Portugueseabelharuco-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 [gruppen variegatus], blåkragad biätare
Tatarкүк түшле корташар
TurkishMavi göğüslü arıkuşu [variegatus grubu], Mavi Göğüslü Arıkuşu
Ukrainianбджолоїдка синьовола