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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater / Merops persicus LC

  • Synonyms Blue cheekedBee eater, Bluecheeked Bee-eater, Blue-cheeked bee eater
  • Old latin name for bird Merops persica

Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 2.
    Interaction calls, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Call, © Jacques PREVOST
    Morocco
  • 4.
    Call, © Jacques PREVOST
    Morocco
  • 5.
    Call, © Jacques PREVOST
    Morocco
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 7.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

African Green Bee-eater
Somali Bee-eater
Rosy Bee-eater
Black-headed Bee-eater
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Böhm's Bee-eater
Blue-breasted Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
All related species (27)

Where to see Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion sw, nw AF
  • Non breeding region AF

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Merops persicus chrysocercusnw Africato w AfricaNo
Merops persicus persicusEgypt and the Middle East to Kazakhstan and w Indiato e, s Africa; Amirantes group and Inner Is. (c, ne Seychelles)No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBlouwangbyvreter
AlbanianGargulli faqekaltër
Arabicوروار أزرق الخد, القارية زرقاء الخدين
ArmenianԿանաչ Մեղվակեր, [Kanach Meghvaker ]
AzerbaijaniYaşıl qızlarquşu, yaşıl arıqapan, yaşıl qızlarquş
BasqueAbellerol gola-roig, Erlatxori papargorri, Erle-txori papargorria
BelarusianЗялёная шчурка
Bengaliনীরগার ঳ুিআমচাযা
BretonGwespetaer-Persia
BulgarianЗелен пчелояд
CatalanAbellerol gola-roig, abellerol persa, Abellerol gola roig
Chinese蓝颊蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional)藍頰蜂虎
Chuvashсимĕс щурка
CroatianPlavoglava pčelarica, plavolica pčelarica
Czechvlha modrolící
DanishGrøn Biæder
DutchGroene Bijeneter, Blauwwangbijeneter
EsperantoBluvanga abelmanĝulo
Estonianrohe-mesilasenäpp
FaroeseGrønur býflugubítur
Finnishvihermehiläissyöjä
FrenchGuêpier de Perse
FrisianGriene bijefretter
GalicianAbellerol gola-roig, Abellaruco pérsico, Abellaruco de cara azul, Abellaruco persa
Georgianმწვანე კვირიონი
GermanBlauwangen-Spint, Blauwangenspint
GreekΠράσινος Μελισσοφάγος
Hebrewשרקרק ירוק
Hungarianperzsa gyurgyalag, Zöld gyurgyalag
IcelandicFlugnasvelgur
IrishBeachaire gormleicneach
ItalianGruccione guanceazzurre, Gruccione di Persia, Gruccione egiziano
Japaneseルリホオハチクイ
Kazakhкөк боздақ, көкбоздақ, жасыл арасақ, Жасыл аражегіш, жасыл шорағай
LatvianPersijas bišķērājs
LithuanianŽaliasis bitininkas, mėlynskruostis bitininkas
MacedonianПерсиска пчеларка
Malayalamനീലക്കവിളൻ വേലിത്തത്ത
MalteseQerd in-naħal aħdar, Qerd in-Naħal Aħmar, Qerd in-Nahal Ahdar
ManxEeder-shellan lieckan-gorrym
Mongolianзөгийч шувуухай, шарга балч, шаргал балч шувуу, Цэнхэр шанаат зөгийч
Northern SamiRuoná uvloborri, Ruonáuvloborri
Norwegianblåkinnbieter
Norwegian NynorskBlåkinnbietar
Persianزنبورخوار گلوخرمایی (ایرانی), زنبورخوار گلوخرمایی , زنبورخوار گلوخرمایی
Polishżołna modrolica, Zimorodek, zolna modrolica
Portugueseabelharuco-persa, Abelharuco-de-faces-azuis, Abelharuco-de-garganta-vermelha
RomanianPrigorie cu obraz albastru
RussianЗеленая щурка, Eгипетская щурка, Zelyonaya Shchurka, Щурка зеленая, Зелёная щурка
SerbianPlavolika pčelarica, Velika zelena pčelarica
Slovakvčelárik modrolíci
Slovenianzeleni čebelar
SpanishAbejaruco Papirrojo, Vencerjo cafre, Abejaruco papirrijo, Abejaruco de Mejillas Azules, Abejaruco persa
SwahiliKerem Shavu-buluu
SwedishBlåkindad biätare, grön biätare
Tatarяшел карга, яшел корташар
TsongaMuhladzanhu
TurkishYeşil Arıkuşu, Yeşil arikuşu, İran Pas-rengi Gerdanlı Arı Kuş
Turkmenýaşyl daraklyk
Ukrainianбджолоїдка зелена, Зелена бджолоїдка
Uzbekбўздоқ, кўк-куркувак, яшил куркунак, кўк куркунак
WelshGwenynysor bochlas
ZuluisiThwelathwela