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European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Thomas SIGNEAU (XC938008). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
European RollerCoracias garrulus
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 26,329 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 26,329 |
| Russia | 5,085 |
| Spain | 3,181 |
| Italy | 2,317 |
| France | 1,969 |
| South Africa | 1,255 |
| Germany | 1,205 |
| Portugal | 959 |
| Ukraine | 877 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Burrow nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in burrows.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies · Coraciiformes |
| Family | Bee-eaters · Meropidae |
| Genus | Typical Bee-eaters · Merops |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise European Bee-eater with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.