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Red-throated bee-eater

Merops bulocki Vieillot, 1817

LCLeast Concernbirds

The red-throated bee-eater (Merops bulocki) is a species in the family Meropidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 23.1 g to 27.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-throated bee-eater (Merops bulocki)
Photo: christoph_moning · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-throated bee-eater

Weight
23.1 g – 27.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
20.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
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-throated bee-eater live?

Not recorded

What is the red-throated bee-eater?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-throated bee-eater (Merops bulocki) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. This species is native to the Sudan (region). It has a wide range and large total population, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “Red-throated bee-eater” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-throated_bee-eater&oldid=1339390676), 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 red-throated bee-eater endangered?

The red-throated 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 red-throated bee-eater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyMeropidae
  6. genusMerops
  7. SpeciesMerops bulocki Vieillot, 1817

Synonyms Melittophagus bulocki

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • RTBEEnglish
  • وروار أحمر الحنجرةArabic
  • Gwespetaer gouzoug ruzBreton
  • abellerol gola-roigCatalan
  • Abellerol gorja-roigCatalan
  • vlha zelenočeláCzech
  • gwenynysor gyddfgochWelsh
  • Rødstrubet BiæderDanish
  • RotkehlspintGerman
  • GrünstirnspintGerman
  • ruĝgorĝa abelmanĝuloEsperanto
  • Abejaruco gorjirrojoSpanish
  • savanni-mesilasenäppEstonian
  • rotkomehiläissyöjäFinnish
  • Guêpier à gorge rougeFrench
  • שרקרק אדום-גרוןHebrew
  • vöröstorkú gyurgyalagHungarian
  • Gruccione golarossaItalian
  • アカノドハチクイJapanese
  • raudongurklis bitininkasLithuanian
  • RoodkeelbijeneterDutch
  • rødstrupebieterNorwegian
  • żołna czerwonogardłaPolish
  • رت گلا مکھی کھاناWestern Panjabi
  • abelharuco-verde-e-vermelhoPortuguese
  • abelharuco-de-garganta-ruivaPortuguese
  • abelharuco-de-garganta-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Красногорлая щуркаRussian
  • včelárik zelenočelýSlovak
  • rdečegrli čebelarSlovenian
  • Crvenogrla pčelaricaSerbian
  • rödstrupig biätareSwedish
  • Al Boğazlı ArıkuşuTurkish
  • бджолоїдка червоногорлаUkrainian
  • 赤喉蜂虎Chinese

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Relatives of the red-throated 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 red-throated bee-eater?

An adult red-throated bee-eater weighs 23.1 g – 27.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-throated bee-eater endangered?

The red-throated 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-throated bee-eater?

The red-throated bee-eater (Merops bulocki) belongs to the family Meropidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_throated_bee_eater_2026,
  title = {Red-throated bee-eater (Merops bulocki)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-throated-bee-eater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}