Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Böhm’s Bee-eater
Merops boehmi
Böhm's Bee-eater (Merops boehmi) — Kingfishers & Rollers of Africa.
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The Böhm’s Bee-eater (Merops boehmi) is a member of the Meropidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 16.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Coraciiformes
- Family Meropidae Bee-eaters
- Genus Merops
- Species boehmi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Meropidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Böhm’s Bee-eater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Böhm’s Bee-eater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Böhm’s Bee-eater (Merops boehmi) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family, part of the order Coraciiformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF w Tanzania to Zambia, e Tanzania to c Mozambique.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.6 g, with a wing length of about 8 cm and a tail of around 7.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 700,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Böhm’s Bee-eater?
The Böhm’s Bee-eater is a small bird that weighs around 16.6 g.
Where does the Böhm’s Bee-eater live?
The Böhm’s Bee-eater is found across Africa with a range covering AF w Tanzania to Zambia, e Tanzania to c Mozambique, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Böhm’s Bee-eater belong to?
The Böhm’s Bee-eater (Merops boehmi) belongs to the Meropidae family, in the order Coraciiformes.
What does the Böhm’s Bee-eater eat?
The Böhm’s Bee-eater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Böhm’s Bee-eater migrate?
The Böhm’s Bee-eater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Böhm’s Bee-eater endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Böhm’s Bee-eater make?
1 real field recording of the Böhm’s Bee-eater — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Böhm’s Bee-eater's range?
The Böhm’s Bee-eater has a mapped global range of about 700,000 km².
Conservation
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