Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
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| Scientific name | Merops persicus |
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| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population stable) |
| Rank | Species |
| Higher classification | Typical bee-eaters |
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| ID | 3133477 |
About Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
The blue-cheeked bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and persicus is Latin for "Persian". It breeds in Northern Africa, and the Middle East from eastern Turkey to Kazakhstan and India.
