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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201131311
eBird checklist S65005338
Report
rating 4
7 ratings
Shivam Tiwari
31 Aug 2017
Kachchh, Gujarat, India
Media notes
An adult bird feeding a dragonfly to the fledgling in the nest. Elevation: 6 m.
…
Behaviors
Flying; Foraging or eating
Tags
Nest
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201991111
eBird checklist S65199627
Report
rating 4
6 ratings
Alok Tewari
22 May 2018
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Media notes
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater : Closeup and call of a courting pair. They are summer vi
…
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201972211
eBird checklist S65200649
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Alok Tewari
18 Jun 2015
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Media notes
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater : Activity and Habitat on a peak summer day in June. The
…
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 20
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation
Tags
Nest
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201963631
eBird checklist S65199576
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Alok Tewari
23 Aug 2016
Jhajjar, Haryana, India
Media notes
Blue-cheeked Bee-eter - Adult and Immature. Immature constantly calling for food
…
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201963651
eBird checklist S65199576
Report
rating 4
6 ratings
Alok Tewari
23 Aug 2016
Jhajjar, Haryana, India
Media notes
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater - Family - Parents Feeding and teaching youngsters. Paren
…
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1; Immature Unknown sex - 1
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Feeding young; Vocalizing
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML200955451
eBird checklist S64964967
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
jaysukh parekh Suman
18 Oct 2016
Kachchh, Gujarat, India
Media notes
blue cheeked bee eater. Elevation: 1 m. Date added to IBC: February 26, 2017.
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML610308806
eBird checklist S151669426
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Arun Singh: Andaman Bird Tour
8 Oct 2023
South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML248026421
eBird checklist S71220980
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Greg Baker
1 Feb 2020
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
Individuals spotlighted at night perched on palm fronds.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 2
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201094371
eBird checklist S65006376
Report
rating 3
5 ratings
Yoel jimenez
11 Nov 2014
Western, Gambia
Media notes
Two birds perched in a tree. Elevation: 9 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML610234036
eBird checklist S152720885
Report
rating 5
1 rating
jaysukh parekh Suman
17 Oct 2023
Kachchh, Gujarat, India
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML606794061
eBird checklist S146889611
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Alok Tewari
8 Aug 2023
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Media notes
Hawking dragonflies/ Cattle Egrets also got into the act
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 4
Sounds
Non-vocal
Behaviors
Flying; Foraging or eating
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML273276861
eBird checklist S74922284
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Greg Baker
24 Mar 2020
North-West, Botswana
Media notes
A perched adult.
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML247394991
eBird checklist S71118741
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Greg Baker
31 Jan 2020
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
A moulting adult perched on an acacia.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Molting
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML247211451
eBird checklist S71086484
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Greg Baker
30 Jan 2020
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
An adult flying in and acting aggressively to another that was already present.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 2
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201821731
eBird checklist S65138724
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Greg Baker
12 May 2008
Buxoro, Uzbekistan
Media notes
An individual perched on wires, preening and watching a passing bee, in a small
…
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201794211
eBird checklist S65138242
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Greg Baker
13 Dec 2015
Western, Gambia
Media notes
A perched pair. Elevation: 5 m. Date added to IBC: June 29, 2017.
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201590091
eBird checklist S65097774
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
9 May 2004
Al Jizah, Egypt
Media notes
perched distantly on over head wire. Elevation: 25 m. Date added to IBC: June 23
…
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201244561
eBird checklist S64820818
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
14 Dec 2005
Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, Ethiopia
Media notes
Two birds in a tree. Elevation: 939 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201028751
eBird checklist S65001967
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
ANTHONY VILLAUME
27 Nov 2014
Sul, Guinea-Bissau
Media notes
A bird perched on a branch in windy conditions. Elevation: 19 m. Date added to I
…
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML200878601
eBird checklist S64976446
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Jeremiusz Trzaska
17 Dec 2016
Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, India
Media notes
A bird on a branch. pl: żołna modrolica nl:Groene Bijeneter. Elevation: 1 m. Dat
…
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML200810821
eBird checklist S65001433
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Juan Sanabria
10 Jan 2008
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
1 juvenile. Elevation: 4 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML200810491
eBird checklist S65001457
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Juan Sanabria
12 Jan 2008
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
A juvenile. Elevation: 19 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Age and sex
Juvenile, Unknown sex - 1
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML200810021
eBird checklist S65001459
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Juan Sanabria
13 Jan 2008
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
Two adults near water. Elevation: 4 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML200810011
eBird checklist S65001433
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Juan Sanabria
10 Jan 2008
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
A juvenile on a twig, shaken by the wind. Elevation: 4 m. Date added to IBC: Jun
…
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML201941331
eBird checklist S65207112
Report
rating 3
7 ratings
Daniel Jimenez
26 Dec 2011
Banjul, Gambia
Media notes
one bird perching. Elevation: 5 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML534367551
eBird checklist S125778554
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Paul Fenwick
9 Jan 2023
Saint-Louis, Senegal
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 2
Sounds
Non-vocal
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML279926631
eBird checklist S76231239
Report
rating 4
1 rating
hari kumar
14 Nov 2020
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML273276821
eBird checklist S74922284
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Greg Baker
24 Mar 2020
North-West, Botswana
Media notes
An adult with dragonfly prey.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML270944611
eBird checklist S74811772
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Greg Baker
21 Mar 2020
North-West, Botswana
Media notes
A front view of a perched adult.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
ML247211481
eBird checklist S71086484
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Greg Baker
30 Jan 2020
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
Various views of perched adults, some in moult.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 3
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