Swallow-tailed Bee-eater / Merops hirundineus
| Swallow-tailed Bee-eater bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Swallow-tailed Bee Eater, Swallow tailed Bee eater, Swallowtailed Bee-eater |
| Old latin name for bird | Merops hirundinaceus, Dicrocercus hirundineus |
| Order | Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes |
| Family | Bee-eaters / Meropidae |
| Genus | Merops |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
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Related species
Ethiopian Bee-eater
Rufous-crowned Bee-eater
Somali Bee-eater
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Blue-moustached Bee-eater
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Rosy Bee-eater
Blue-headed Bee-eater
White-fronted Bee-eater
Where to see Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merops hirundineus chrysolaimus | Senegal to Central African Republic | - | No |
| Merops hirundineus furcatus | se DR Congo and Tanzania s to Zimbabwe and Mozambique | - | No |
| Merops hirundineus heuglini | ne DR Congo, n Uganda, s Sudan and sw Ethiopia | - | No |
| Merops hirundineus hirundineus | Angola through Namibia and Botswana to n South Africa | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swaelstertbyvreter |
| Bengali | হচযাহরজ ুিআমচাযা |
| Catalan | abellerol cua d'oreneta |
| Chinese | 燕尾蜂虎 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 燕尾蜂虎 |
| Croatian | pčelarica lastarka |
| Czech | Vlha vlaštovcí, vlha vlaštovčí |
| Danish | Svalehalebiæder |
| Dutch | Zwaluwstaartbijeneter |
| Esperanto | Hirundovosta abelmanĝulo |
| Estonian | harksaba-mesilasenäpp |
| Finnish | haaramehiläissyöjä |
| French | Guêpier à queue d'aronde, Guêpier à queue d'hirondelle, Guêpier à queue d’aronde |
| German | Schwalbenschwanzspint Gabelschwanzspint, Schwalbenschwanzspint |
| Hungarian | fecskefarkú gyurgyalag |
| Icelandic | Svölusvelgur |
| Italian | Gruccione codadirondine, Gruccione coda di rondine |
| Japanese | エンビハチクィ, エンビハチクイ |
| Lithuanian | Smailiauodegis bitininkas, kregždžiauodegis bitininkas |
| Norwegian | Svalebieter, svalebieter |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Svalebietar |
| Polish | zolna widlosterna, żołna widłosterna |
| Portuguese | abelharuco-andorinha, Abelharuco-de-cauda-forcada, Abelharuco de cauda forcada, abelharuco-de-cauda-forcada |
| Russian | Ласточкохвостая щурка |
| Serbian | Lastorepa pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik lastovičí, Včelárik lastovičkovitý |
| Slovenian | lastovičji čebelar |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Cola de Golondrina, Abejaruco golondrina |
| Swahili | Keremberere |
| Swedish | svalstjärtad biätare |
| Tatar | карлыгач койрыклы корташар |
| Tswana | Morôkapula |
| Turkish | Kırlangıç Kuyruklu Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | бджолоїдка вилохвоста |