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European Bee-eater / Merops apiaster LC
- Synonyms European Bee Eater, Bee-eater, Golden Bee-eater, Eurasian Bee-eater
European Bee-eaterbird sounds *
* 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
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Böhm's Bee-eater
Blue-breasted Bee-eater
Where to see European Bee-eater
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
- Breeding subregion nw Africa, sw Europe to c Asia; South Africa
- Non breeding region w, s, c AF
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аШЬхарҟәыҭ |
| Afrikaans | Europese Byvreter |
| Albanian | Gargulli, Bletë ngrënësi |
| Arabic | القارية, وروار أوروبي, الوروار الشائع, القارية الأوربية, خضيري زياني، قارور, الوروار الاوروبي |
| Armenian | Սոկեգույն Մեղվակեր, [Voskeguyn Meghvaker ], Ոսկեգույն Մեղվակեր |
| Azerbaijani | Qızılı qızlarquşu, qızılı arıqapan, ala-bəzək qızlarquşu |
| Bashkir | йәшелғош |
| Basque | Abellerol, Erle-txoria, Erlatxoria, Erlatxori |
| Belarusian | Шчурка-пчалаедка |
| Bengali | িআিঈমযাীয় ুিআমচাযা |
| Breton | Gwespetaer boutin, Ar gwespetaer-boutin |
| Bulgarian | Обикновен пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol comú, Abellerol |
| Chinese | 黄喉蜂虎 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黃喉蜂虎 |
| Chuvash | сăпса çиен, пукане кайăк, ылтăн щурка, сăпсаçиен |
| Cornish | Gwenynessor |
| Croatian | Pcelarica, pčelarica |
| Czech | vlha pestrá |
| Danish | Biæder |
| Dutch | Bijeneter |
| Esperanto | Ora abelmanĝulo, Eŭropa abelmanĝulo, abelmanĝulo |
| Estonian | mesilasenäpp |
| Faroese | Býflugubítur |
| Finnish | mehiläissyöjä |
| French | Guêpier d'Europe, Guêpier d’Europe |
| Frisian | Bijefretter |
| Galician | Abellaruco europeo, Abellerol, Abellaruco |
| Georgian | ოქროსფერი კვირიონი, კვირიონი |
| German | Europäischer Bienenfresser, Bienenfresser |
| Greek | Μελισσοφάγος, Μελισσoφάγoς, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μελισσοφάγος |
| Hebrew | שרקרק מצוי, שרקרק |
| Hungarian | gyurgyalag |
| Icelandic | Býsvelgur |
| Irish | Beachadóir Eorpach, Beachaire |
| Italian | Gruccione, Gruccione comune, Gruccione europeo, Gruccione (europeo) |
| Japanese | ヨアロッパハチクイ, ヨーロッパハチクイ |
| Kazakh | сарыалқым арасақ, алтын түсті боздақ, сарыбоздақ, сары боздақ, Сарыалқым аражегіш, алтын түстес шорағай, алтынрең аражегіш |
| Latvian | bišu dzenis |
| Lithuanian | Bitininkas, europinis bitininkas |
| Luxembourgish | Beiefrësser |
| Macedonian | Пчеларка, пчеларка |
| Malayalam | യൂറോപ്യൻ വേലിത്തത്ത |
| Maltese | Qerd in-Nahal, Qerd in-Naħal |
| Manx | Ushag ny shellanyn |
| Mongolian | Шарга зөгийч, хүрэн түрүүт зөгийч шувуухай, Шарга балч, Шаргал балч шувуу |
| Northern Sami | Uvloborri |
| Norwegian | bieter |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Bietar |
| Persian | زنبورخوار معمولی |
| Polish | żołna, Szczurek pszczołojad, zolna, Żołna zwyczajna, Zolna zielona, żołna (zwyczajna), Żołna zielona |
| Portuguese | Abelharuco(-comum), Abelharuco-comum, abelharuco-europeu, Abelharuco, abelharuco comum |
| Romanian | Prigorie |
| Romansh | maglia-avieuls, Magliavieuls |
| Russian | Zolotisatya Shchurka, Щурка золотистая, Золотистая щурка |
| Serbian | Pcelarica, Pčelarica, Пчеларица |
| Shona | Gamanyuchi |
| Slovak | včelárik zlatý |
| Slovenian | legat cebelar, cebelar, čebelar |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Comun, Abejaruco europeo, Abejaruco, Abejaruco Común |
| Swahili | Polohoyo, Kerem wa Ulaya |
| Swedish | biätare |
| Tajik | куркурикаррок |
| Tatar | корташары, сары корташар, алтынсу корташар , корташарлар, корташар |
| Tsonga | Tinziwolana |
| Tswana | Morôkapula |
| Turkish | Arikuşu, arykuşu, Сарыалқым аражегіш, Arıkuşu |
| Turkmen | altynsow daraklyk |
| Ukrainian | Золотиста бджолоїдка, Бджолоїдка , бджолоїдка звичайна, Звичайна бджолоїдка |
| Uzbek | тилла ранг куркунак, кўкқунок, тилларанг куркунак |
| Welsh | Gwybedog y gwenyn |