Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Bee-eaters :: Black Bee-eater

Black Bee-eater Merops gularis

Described by: Shaw (1798)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Melittophagus gularis, Meropiscus gularis

Photographs

Semuliki National Park, Uganda - Dec, 2005 © Tom Tarrant 
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Range

W. to c. Africa;
Three main populations;
(1) Sierra Leone, se. Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Niger River in Nigeria.
(2) S. Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and nw. Angola(?) e. to the Congo, s. Central African Republic, n. and ne. s. to sw. Zaire. Uganda and w. Kenya?

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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