- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
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Blue-breasted Bee-eater 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae Genus: Merops Species: M. variegatus Binomial name Merops variegatus
Vieillot, 1817The Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Merops variegatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
Bee-eaters (family: Meropidae) Genus SpeciesNyctyornis Meropogon Merops Little Bee-eater • Blue-cheeked Bee-eater • Green Bee-eater • White-throated Bee-eater • Swallow-tailed Bee-eater • Blue-tailed Bee-eater • Black Bee-eater • Blue-headed Bee-eater • Red-throated Bee-eater • White-fronted Bee-eater • Blue-breasted Bee-eater • Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater • Black-headed Bee-eater • Somali Bee-eater • Böhm's Bee-eater • Blue-throated Bee-eater • Olive Bee-eater • Rainbow Bee-eater • European Bee-eater • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater • Rosy Bee-eater • Northern Carmine Bee-eater • Southern Carmine Bee-eaterCategories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Merops
- Coraciiformes stubs
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