White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
Overview
The white-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis) is a species of bee-eater that breeds in semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara. The white-throated bee-eater is migratory, wintering in a completely different habitat in the equatorial rain forests of Africa from southern Senegal to Uganda.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Subdesert steppes of sub-Saharan Africa and southwestern Arabia.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: White-throated 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.
