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Arabian green bee-eater

Merops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) is a species in the family Meropidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 14.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys)
Photo: מינוזיג - MinoZig · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the arabian green bee-eater

Weight
14.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arabian green bee-eater live?

Not recorded

What is the arabian green bee-eater?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It has a patchy distribution in the arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula from Saudi Arabia south to Yemen and east to Oman and the United Arab Emirates, and has expanded its range north to the southern Levant over the past few decades.

From the Wikipedia article “Arabian green bee-eater” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arabian_green_bee-eater&oldid=1376048370), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the arabian green bee-eater endangered?

The arabian green bee-eater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the arabian green bee-eater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyMeropidae
  6. genusMerops
  7. SpeciesMerops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • قارية خضراءArabic
  • وروار أخضر صغير (عربي)Arabic
  • abellerol maragda d'AràbiaCatalan
  • vlha arabskáCzech
  • HijazbiæderDanish
  • ArabiensmaragdspintGerman
  • Arabischer SmaragdbienenfresserGerman
  • Arabischer SmaragdspintGerman
  • Blaukehl-SmaragdspintGerman
  • blubrova abelmanĝuloEsperanto
  • Abejaruco esmeralda árabeSpanish
  • زنبورخوار سبزPersian
  • ArabianmehiläissyöjäFinnish
  • Guêpier vert d'ArabieFrench
  • Guêpier à sourcils bleusFrench
  • Beachaire glas ArabachIrish
  • שרקרק גמדי (ערבי)Hebrew
  • שרקרק גמדיHebrew
  • arabijska pčelaricaCroatian
  • Gruccione verde araboItalian
  • Gruccione verde d'ArabiaItalian
  • Arabinis bitininkasLithuanian
  • Arabische Kleine Groene BijeneterDutch
  • safirbieterNorwegian
  • żołna niebieskolicaPolish
  • abelharuco-verde-árabePortuguese
  • abelharuco-verde-arábicoPortuguese
  • Аравийская щуркаRussian
  • včelárik arabskýSlovak
  • Арабијска зелена пчеларицаSerbian
  • Arabijska zelena pčelaricaSerbian
  • arabisk biätareSwedish
  • бджолоїдка синьоброваUkrainian
  • 阿拉伯绿喉蜂虎Chinese

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the arabian green bee-eater?

An adult arabian green bee-eater weighs 14.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the arabian green bee-eater endangered?

The arabian green bee-eater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the arabian green bee-eater?

The arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) belongs to the family Meropidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{arabian_green_bee_eater_2026,
  title = {Arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-green-bee-eater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}