The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings |
| Spain European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) (36) * Kikoarcas (112) | Botswana White-Fronted Bee-Eaters (70) metcher | South Africa Just Being Together (128) * loot |
| South Africa Carmine Bee Eater (22) pvs | South Africa White-fronted bee-eater (56) * vanderschelden | India Green Bee-eater (102) * radz |
| Malaysia Red-Bearded Bee Eater (34) * A996sps | South Africa Little bee-eater (94) * vanderschelden | Malaysia ~ Blue-tailed Bee Eater ~ (94) * jusninasirun |
| South Africa Southern Carmine Bee-eater (24) Dee_eS | South Africa white fronted bee eater (34) * paulbright | South Africa White-fronted bee-eater (48) vanderschelden |
| Gambia Little Bee-eater (46) Zeno | South Africa Little Bee-eater (17) fiftysomething | South Africa The little one (64) * gerhardt |
| India Bee eater (54) * gurupawan | South Africa Bee Eater (26) tinman | India Bee eater with dragon (82) * gurupawan |
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