WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
European Bee-eater belongs to Meropidae, within the order Coraciiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.
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Taxonomy & recorded facts
- Scientific name
- Merops apiaster
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Meropidae
- Conservation record
- LC · Least Concern
- Habitat in source
- Woodland
- Reported mass
- 56.6 g
- Reported wingspan
- 47 cm
Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.
Distribution record
古北界、非洲：非洲西北部、西南欧至中亚；南非
Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.
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Illustration source：huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · brugorraiztelefonicanet · Reference record ↗
