• Synonyms Swallow tailed Bee eater, Swallow-tailed Bee Eater, Swallowtailed Bee-eater
  • Old latin name for bird Merops hirundinaceus, Dicrocercus hirundineus

Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Daniel Danckwerts
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Female, juvenile, © Daniel Danckwerts
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Joost van Bruggen
    Gambia
  • 4.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 5.
    Flight call, song, © Matt Slaymaker
    Gambia
  • 6.
    Song, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 8.
    Call, © Brent Stapelkamp
    Zimbabwe
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Merops hirundineus chrysolaimusSenegal to Central African Republic-No
Merops hirundineus furcatusse DR Congo and Tanzania s to Zimbabwe and Mozambique-No
Merops hirundineus heuglinine DR Congo, n Uganda, s Sudan and sw Ethiopia-No
Merops hirundineus hirundineusAngola through Namibia and Botswana to n South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwaelstertbyvreter
Bengaliহচযাহরজ ঳ুিআমচাযা
Catalanabellerol cua d'oreneta
Chinese燕尾蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional)燕尾蜂虎
Croatianpčelarica lastarka
CzechVlha vlaštovcí, vlha vlaštovčí
DanishSvalehalebiæder
DutchZwaluwstaartbijeneter
EsperantoHirundovosta abelmanĝulo
Estonianharksaba-mesilasenäpp
Finnishhaaramehiläissyöjä
FrenchGuêpier à queue d’aronde, Guêpier à queue d'hirondelle, Guêpier à queue d'aronde
GermanSchwalbenschwanzspint, Schwalbenschwanzspint Gabelschwanzspint
Hungarianfecskefarkú gyurgyalag
IcelandicSvölusvelgur
ItalianGruccione codadirondine, Gruccione coda di rondine
Japaneseエンビハチクイ, エンビハチクィ
LithuanianSmailiauodegis bitininkas, kregždžiauodegis bitininkas
Norwegiansvalebieter
Norwegian NynorskSvalebietar
Polishzolna widlosterna, żołna widłosterna
PortugueseAbelharuco-andorinha, Abelharuco-de-cauda-forcada, Abelharuco de cauda forcada, abelharuco-de-cauda-forcada
RussianЛасточкохвостая щурка
SerbianLastorepa pčelarica
SlovakVčelárik lastovičkovitý, včelárik lastovičí
Slovenianlastovičji čebelar
SpanishAbejaruco golondrina, Abejaruco Cola de Golondrina
SwahiliKeremberere
Swedishsvalstjärtad biätare
Tatarкарлыгач койрыклы корташар
TswanaMorôkapula
TurkishKırlangıç Kuyruklu Arıkuşu
Ukrainianбджолоїдка вилохвоста