Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Bee-eaters :: Blue-headed Bee-eater
Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri
Described by: Cassin (1857)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Meropiscus muelleri, Mellitophagus muelleri
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Range
W. to c. Africa;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Sierra Leone, se. Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria to the Cameroon and is. in the Gulf of Guinea.
(2) S. Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and n. Angola(?) e. to the s. Central African Republic, ne., e. and sc. Zaire. Uganda and w. Kenya.
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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