Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
Overview
The southern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) is a species of bee-eater found across sub-equatorial Africa. It was formerly considered conspecific with the closely related northern carmine bee-eater, with the combined species then known as carmine bee-eater.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Acacia savanna of central and southern Africa.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Southern 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.
