Madagascar Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus)

Other Names (World)
Olive Bee-eater, Madagascar Bee-eater, Malagasy Bee-eater, Brown-breasted Bee-eater

Family
Meropidae (Bee-eaters)

Size
31 cm

First Described (Guide)
Linnaeus, 1766

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) [XC775274]
by Brian Cox from Kilalinda, Tsavo, Makueni County, Kenya (call)

Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) [XC842937]
by id from Mahajanga, cirque rouge, Madagascar (alarm call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) and Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus), and the three taxa have often been regarded as conspecific. Perhaps more closely related to Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus), with which still frequently treated as conspecific, but differs significantly in some plumage characters. Shows striking plumage differences from Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 - Eastern Ethiopia, Somalia and eastern Kenya to north-eastern Tanzania and southern Mozambique. Also Comoro Is and Madagascar; sporadically in north-western Zimbabwe.
alternans Clancey, 1971 - Western Angola and north-western Namibia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Madagascar Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) - 10 files

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