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Genus Nyctyornis – Jardine & Selby, 1830 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Red-bearded Bee-eater

Green bird with red throat, pink forehead, blue eye-ring, orange eye and long, black beak

N. amictus
Temminck, 1824 		Size:

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Feeds primarily on insects, especially bees and wasps 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

Green bird with greyish-white belly, vent and undertail, blue throat and long, black beak

N. athertoni
Jardine & Selby, 1830 		Size:

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Feeds primarily on insects, especially bees and wasps 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining

Genus Meropogon – Bonaparte, 1850 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Purple-bearded bee-eater

Brown bird with a bluish throat, green wing and a long, curved black beak

M. forsteni
Bonaparte, 1850 		Size:

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Feeds primarily on insects, especially bees, wasps, dragonflies and beetles 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining

Genus Merops – Linnaeus, 1758 – 24 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Little bee-eater

M. pusillus
Statius Müller, 1776 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining

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