Meropidae

Merops apiaster Photo by Pierre Dalous (Wikipedia) Common name:European bee-eater (en); abelharuco-comum (pt); guêpier d’Europe (fr); abejaruco europeo (es); bienenfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily MeropidaeRange:This species breeds in southern Europe, from Portugal to northern France and east to the Ukraine and Turkey, and into south-western Asia through Israel, Iraq and Iran, into south-western Russia, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan….

Merops nubicoides Photo by Mike Rolfe (Pixdaus) Common name:southern carmine bee-eater (en); abelharuco-róseo-do-sul (pt); guêpier carmin (fr); abejaruco carmesí del sur (es); karminspint (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily MeropidaeRange:This species is found breeding from southern Angola, through Zambia, Zimbabwe and northern Botswana, and into south-western Mozambique. Outside the breeding season they range as far south as north-eastern South…

Merops ornatus Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Oiseaux) Common name:rainbow bee-eater (en); abelharuco-australiano (pt); guêpier arc-en-ciel (fr); abejaruco australiano (es); ragenbogenspint (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily MeropidaeRange:This species is found throughout mainland Australia, in New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. They are also found in the Solomon Islands.Size:These birds are 19-28 cm long, including the elongated tail feathers, and have a wingspan…