About Bee-eaters

Overview

The Bee-eaters are a family of birds (Latin: Meropidae) within the order Kingfishers and Allies. Worldwide the family includes about 3 genera and 31 species. Its members are primarily distributed across Africa, the Oriental Region, the Palearctic. Notable genera include Merops, Nyctyornis, Meropogon. Coraciiformes are a colourful order of 185 species that includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, todies and motmots of forests, woodlands and waterways worldwide, mainly in the tropics.

Classification

Family: Meropidae (Bee-eaters); Order: Kingfishers and Allies; about 3 genera and 31 species.

Distribution

Primarily across Africa, the Oriental Region, the Palearctic.