Red-bearded bee-eater
Nyctyornis amictus (Temminck, 1824)
The red-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) is a species in the family Meropidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 65.5 g to 80 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red-bearded bee-eater
- Weight
- 65.5 g – 80 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
- 3.9src 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 red-bearded bee-eater live?
Not recorded
What is the red-bearded bee-eater?
The red-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) is a large species of bee-eater found in southern Myanmar, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby smaller islands. This species is found in openings in patches of dense forest.
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Is the red-bearded bee-eater endangered?
The red-bearded bee-eater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the red-bearded bee-eater classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCoraciiformes
- familyMeropidae
- genusNyctyornis
- SpeciesNyctyornis amictus (Temminck, 1824)
Synonyms Lacedo amictus, Merops amictus
Other names and names in other languages (45)
- وروار أحمر اللحيةArabic
- Червеногуш пчелоядBulgarian
- Gwespetaer barv ruzBreton
- abellerol cara-roigCatalan
- vlha červenobradáCzech
- Gwenynysor barfgochWelsh
- Rødskægget BiæderDanish
- RotbartspintGerman
- RotbartbienenfresserGerman
- ruĝbarba abelmanĝuloEsperanto
- Abejaruco barbirrojoSpanish
- punahabe-mesilasenäppEstonian
- زنبورخوار ریشقرمزPersian
- puna-ampiaissyöjäFinnish
- Guêpier à fraiseFrench
- שרקרק אדום-פסHebrew
- remetegyurgyalagHungarian
- Cirik-cirik kumbangIndonesian
- Gruccione barbarossaItalian
- ムネアカハチクイJapanese
- raudonbarzdis naktinis bitininkasLithuanian
- Burung Berek-berek Janggut MerahMalay
- ပတူငှက်ရင်နီBurmese
- RoodbaardbijeneterDutch
- rødskjeggbieterNorwegian
- żołna wielkaPolish
- لال داڑھی والا مکھی کھاناWestern Panjabi
- abelharuco-ruivoPortuguese
- abelharuco-barba-ruivaPortuguese
- Abelharuco-de-barba-ruivaPortuguese
- abelharuco-de-barba-vermelhaPortuguese
- Краснобородая щуркаRussian
- Краснобородая ночная щуркаRussian
- bradáčnik červenobradýSlovak
- rdečebradi legatSlovenian
- Crvenobrada pčelaricaSerbian
- rödskäggig biätareSwedish
- சிவப்புத் தாடி தேனீ-உண்ணும் பறவைTamil
- นกจาบคาเคราแดงThai
- Kırmızı Sakallı ArıkuşuTurkish
- бджолоїдка рожевоголоваUkrainian
- 赤须蜂虎Chinese
- 紅鬚夜蜂虎Chinese
- 赤須夜蜂虎Chinese
- 赤须夜蜂虎Chinese
Relatives of the red-bearded bee-eater
Other species in the same genus Nyctyornis.
Blue-bearded bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-bearded bee-eater?
An adult red-bearded bee-eater weighs 65.5 g – 80 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-bearded bee-eater endangered?
The red-bearded 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 red-bearded bee-eater?
The red-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) belongs to the family Meropidae in the order Coraciiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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