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Böhm's bee-eater

Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882

LCLeast Concernbirds

The böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi) is a species in the family Meropidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 16.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the böhm's bee-eater

Weight
16.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
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 böhm's bee-eater live?

Not recorded

What is the böhm's bee-eater?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.

The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm.

From the Wikipedia article “Böhm's bee-eater” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=B%C3%B6hm%27s_bee-eater&oldid=1380595071), 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 böhm's bee-eater endangered?

The böhm's 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.

How is the böhm's bee-eater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyMeropidae
  6. genusMerops
  7. SpeciesMerops boehmi Reichenow, 1882

Synonyms Aerops boehmi, Micromerops boehmi

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Böhm's bee-eaterEnglish
  • BOBEEnglish
  • Boehm's bee-eaterEnglish
  • RoeskopbyvreterAfrikaans
  • وروار بوهيميArabic
  • Gwespetaer BöhmBreton
  • abellerol de BöhmCatalan
  • vlha BoehmovaCzech
  • vlha rezavohlaváCzech
  • gwenynysor BoehmWelsh
  • Okkerhovedet BiæderDanish
  • BöhmspintGerman
  • BöhmbienenfresserGerman
  • BraunkehlspintGerman
  • okragorĝa abelmanĝuloEsperanto
  • Abejaruco de BöhmSpanish
  • Abejaruco de BoehmSpanish
  • ruugepea-mesilasenäppEstonian
  • زنبورخوار بوهمPersian
  • puistomehiläissyöjäFinnish
  • Guêpier de BöhmFrench
  • cimetastoglava pčelaricaCroatian
  • Böhm-gyurgyalagHungarian
  • Gruccione di BöhmItalian
  • Gruccione di BohemItalian
  • ズアカハチクイJapanese
  • Bomo bitininkasLithuanian
  • Böhms BijeneterDutch
  • brunhodebieterNorwegian
  • żołna rudogłowaPolish
  • بوہم مکھی کھاناWestern Panjabi
  • abelharuco-de-böhmPortuguese
  • abelharuco-de-cabeça-ruivaPortuguese
  • Бёмова щуркаRussian
  • Рыжеголовая щуркаRussian
  • včelárik hrdzavohlavýSlovak
  • rjasti čebelarSlovenian
  • Bemova pčelaricaSerbian
  • böhmbiätareSwedish
  • Böhms biätareSwedish
  • miombobiätareSwedish
  • Boehm ArıkuşuTurkish
  • бджолоїдка рудоголоваUkrainian
  • 蓝领蜂虎Chinese
  • 藍領蜂虎Chinese

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Relatives of the böhm's bee-eater

Other species in the same genus Merops.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the böhm's bee-eater?

An adult böhm's bee-eater weighs 16.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the böhm's bee-eater endangered?

The böhm's 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 böhm's bee-eater?

The böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi) belongs to the family Meropidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{b_hm_s_bee_eater_2026,
  title = {Böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/b-hm-s-bee-eater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}