Europese Byvreter
Merops apiaster
Summary 6
The European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, India and Sri Lanka. This species occurs as a spring overshoot north of its range, with occasional breeding in northwest Europe.
Geographic range 7
European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) have a broad distribution covering much of Europe and Africa with range estimates up to 11,000,000 square km. These migratory birds can be found as far north as Finland and range as far south as South Africa, extending east into some Asiatic countries as well. Most commonly, European bee-eaters will breed and nest in southern Europe, then migrate south during autumn and winter.
Biogeographic Regions: palearctic (Native ); ethiopian (Native )
Sources and Credits
- (c) Joaquim Coelho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/11289449@N00/140923949
- (c) Martin Mecnarowski (http://www.photomecan.eu/), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Merops_apiaster_1_%28Martin_Mecnarowski%29.jpg
- (c) Dûrzan Cîrano, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/%C5%9Eahl%C3%BBr_bismil.jpg
- (c) Dûrzan Cîrano, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/%C5%9Eahl%C3%BBr-33.jpg
- (c) Valter Jacinto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://s.yimg.com/pw/images/en-us/photo_unavailable_l.png
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merops_apiaster
- (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/18658097
