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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

species of bird
Taxon Taxon Q1951359

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
taxon
Described by source
Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[9]
Egg incubation period
+24
Endemic to
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary, Desert National Park, Thol Lake[5][6][7]
IUCN conservation status
least concern[3]
Litter size
+5.7
Mass
+49.4[24]
Parent taxon
Merops[4]
Taxon common name
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Blauwangenspint, Guêpier de Perse, Abejaruco persa, Gruccione egiziano, Зелёная щурка, Groene Bijeneter, Grøn Biæder, Blåkinnbieter, ルリホオハチクイ, abellerol persa, vlha modrolící, rohe-mesilasenäpp, vihermehiläissyöjä, perzsa gyurgyalag, żołna modrolica, včelárik modrolíci, Blouwangbyvreter, grön biätare, abelharuco-persa, zeleni čebelar, mėlynskruostis bitininkas, Flugnasvelgur, Persijas bišķērājs, groene bijeneter, guêpier de perse, 藍頰蜂虎, gwenynysor bochlas, бджолоїдка зелена, Ruoná uvloborri, Beachaire gormleicneach, Gwespetaer-Persia, Eeder-shellan lieckan-gorrym, plavolica pčelarica, blue-cheeked bee-eater, 蓝颊蜂虎[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Taxon name
Merops persicus[8]
Taxon range
Africa
Taxon rank
species[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Merops persicus en Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ar وروار أزرق الخد ar وروار عراقي cs vlha modrolící da Grøn Biæder de Blauwangenspint el Πρασινομέροπας es Abejaruco persa fa زنبورخوار گلوخرمایی fi Merops persicus fi vihermehiläissyöjä fr guêpier de perse fr Guêpier de Perse he שרקרק כחול לחיים hu Merops persicus hu zöld gyurgyalag it Gruccione egiziano ja ルリホオハチクイ nl Groene bijeneter
🔖 Identifiers · 38
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Guepier de Perse Jebil NP.jpg ↗
ADW taxon ID
Merops_persicus
Avibase taxon ID
6EE4511347F342C4
BOLD Systems taxon ID
115147
BTO five-letter code
BLCBE
Belgian Species List ID
4570
BirdLife taxon ID
22683740
Birds of India ID
1214
CalPhotos taxon ID
Merops+persicus
Catalogue of Life ID
3ZW5L
Dyntaxa ID
205722
EBiodiversity ID
75392
Show all 38 identifiers +26
EBird taxon ID
bcbeat1
EUNIS ID for species
101020
Fauna Europaea ID
97084
Fauna Europaea New ID
891bfe09-b299-46f2-9c61-ea26f1b0794c
Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility's Species List ID
MX.29996
Freebase ID
/m/01k1lw
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
2475419
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
blåkinnbieter
INaturalist taxon ID
2245
IRMNG ID
11343323
ITIS TSN
554657
IUCN taxon ID
22683740
India Biodiversity Portal species ID
238999
NBIC scientific name ID
4031
NBN System Key
NHMSYS0000530477
NCBI taxonomy ID
457325
Naturbasen species ID
436/groen-biaeder
Nederlands Soortenregister ID
139172
Observation.org taxon ID
1557
Oiseaux.net ID
guepier.de.perse
Open Tree of Life ID
898071
TAXREF ID
3578
Topic's main category
Category:Merops persicus
WoRMS-ID for taxa
212740
Xeno-canto species ID
Merops-persicus
Yale LUX ID
concept/a9e00a33-83b0-418f-86df-53f9a9d7072f

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🔗 Connections
Endemic to 2
Desert National Park, Thol Lake
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Merops
Taxon range 1
Africa
Taxon rank 1
species
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Summary

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater is a taxon[1].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . eBird. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, blue-cheeked bee-eater
    Egg incubation period → 24 day
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature
    Litter size → 5.7
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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