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Black-headed bee-eater

Merops breweri (Cassin, 1859)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The black-headed bee-eater (Merops breweri) is a species in the family Meropidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 49.7 g to 54 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-headed bee-eater (Merops breweri)
Photo: muir · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-headed bee-eater

Weight
49.7 g – 54 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.75src 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 black-headed bee-eater live?

Not recorded

What is the black-headed bee-eater?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-headed bee-eater (Merops breweri) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae.

It is found in forests in tropical Central and West Africa, its range including Angola, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Sudan.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-headed bee-eater” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-headed_bee-eater&oldid=1379673878), 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 black-headed bee-eater endangered?

The black-headed 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 black-headed bee-eater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyMeropidae
  6. genusMerops
  7. SpeciesMerops breweri (Cassin, 1859)

Synonyms Bombylonax breweri, Meropogon breweri

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • BHBEEnglish
  • وروار أسود الرأسArabic
  • Gwespetaer penn duBreton
  • abellerol capnegreCatalan
  • vlha černohlaváCzech
  • gwenynysor pendduWelsh
  • Sorthovedet BiæderDanish
  • SchwarzkopfspintGerman
  • nigrakapa abelmanĝuloEsperanto
  • Abejaruco cabecinegroSpanish
  • mustpea-mesilasenäppEstonian
  • huppumehiläissyöjäFinnish
  • Guêpier à tête noireFrench
  • feketefejű gyurgyalagHungarian
  • Gruccione testaneraItalian
  • ズグロハチクイJapanese
  • juodagalvis bitininkasLithuanian
  • ZwartkopbijeneterDutch
  • svarthodebieterNorwegian
  • żołna czarnogłowaPolish
  • abelharuco-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • Черноголовая щуркаRussian
  • včelárik kapucňovýSlovak
  • črnoglavi čebelarSlovenian
  • Crnoglava pčelaricaSerbian
  • svarthuvad biätareSwedish
  • Kara Başlı ArıkuşuTurkish
  • бджолоїдка чорноголоваUkrainian
  • 黑头蜂虎Chinese
  • 黑頭蜂虎Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black-headed 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 black-headed bee-eater?

An adult black-headed bee-eater weighs 49.7 g – 54 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-headed bee-eater endangered?

The black-headed 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 black-headed bee-eater?

The black-headed bee-eater (Merops breweri) belongs to the family Meropidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_headed_bee_eater_2026,
  title = {Black-headed bee-eater (Merops breweri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-headed-bee-eater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}