Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
Overview
The northern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicus) is a brightly-coloured bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It is found across northern tropical Africa, from Senegal eastwards to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the southern carmine bee-eater which has a carmine coloured throat rather than the blue throat of the northern species.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Savanna and grassland of sub-Saharan Africa.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Northern carmine bee-eater
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
