Europese Byvreter
Merops apiaster
Summary 6
The European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, India and Sri Lanka. This species occurs as a spring overshoot north of its range, with occasional breeding in northwest Europe.
Geographic range 7
European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) have a broad distribution covering much of Europe and Africa with range estimates up to 11,000,000 square km. These migratory birds can be found as far north as Finland and range as far south as South Africa, extending east into some Asiatic countries as well. Most commonly, European bee-eaters will breed and nest in southern Europe, then migrate south during autumn and winter.
Biogeographic Regions: palearctic (Native ); ethiopian (Native )
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) Joaquim Coelho, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/11289449@N00/140923949
- (c) Martin Mecnarowski (http://www.photomecan.eu/), algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Merops_apiaster_1_%28Martin_Mecnarowski%29.jpg
- (c) Dûrzan Cîrano, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/%C5%9Eahl%C3%BBr_bismil.jpg
- (c) Dûrzan Cîrano, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/%C5%9Eahl%C3%BBr-33.jpg
- (c) Valter Jacinto, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://s.yimg.com/pw/images/en-us/photo_unavailable_l.png
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merops_apiaster
- (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/18658097
