Ethiopian Bee-eater
Photo: Stuart Orford · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bee-eaters

Ethiopian Bee-eater

Merops lafresnayii

LCLeast Concern
Family
Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
Order
Coraciiformes

Overview

The Ethiopian bee-eater (Merops lafresnayii) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Sudan. It was formerly considered a subspecies of either blue-breasted bee-eater M. variegatus or cinnamon-chested bee-eater M. oreobates, from both of which it is allopatric with a separate distribution.
The Ethiopian bee-eater is a bird of open montane woodland (including coffee and eucalyptus plantations), occurring at 1,000–3,200 metres (3,300–10,500 ft) altitude, often on steep slopes, but also on flatter land on the Ethiopian plateau.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Ethiopia to Sudan (Boma Hills).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.