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Little Bee-eater

species of bird
Taxon Taxon Q244368

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
taxon
Short name
M. pusillus[5]
Egg incubation period
+19[23]
IUCN conservation status
least concern[2]
Litter size
+4.9[22]
Mass
+2.57, +14.6[20][21]
Parent taxon
Merops[3]
Taxon common name
Little Bee-eater, Kleinbyvreter, Zwergspint, Abejaruco chico, Guêpier nain, Gruccione minore, Карликовая щурка, Dwergbijeneter, Dværgbiæder, Dvergbieter, ヒメハチクイ, kääpiömehiläissyöjä, törpegyurgyalag, vlha malá, pisi-mesilasenäpp, żołna mała, včelárik malý, dvärgbiätare, abelharuco-dourado, abellerol petit, nykštukinis bitininkas, mali čebelar, бджолоїдка карликова, gwenynysor bach, Beachaire beag, Gwespetaer bihan, mala pčelarica, abelharuco-pequeno[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Taxon name
Merops pusillus[4]
Taxon range
Africa[24]
Taxon rank
species[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en Little Bee-eater en Merops pusillus ar وروار صغير cs vlha malá da Dværgbiæder de Kleiner Bienenfresser de Merops pusillus de Zwergspint es Abejaruco chico fa زنبورخوار کوچک fi kääpiömehiläissyöjä fi Merops pusillus fr Guêpier nain fr Merops pusillus he שרקרק קטן hu Merops pusillus hu törpegyurgyalag it Gruccione minore ja ヒメハチクイ nl dwergbijeneter
🔖 Identifiers · 26
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus pusillus), Kotu Beach, Gambia.jpg ↗
ADW taxon ID
Merops_pusillus
AnimalBase ID
23736
Avibase taxon ID
C0A68CA01963299C
BOLD Systems taxon ID
115149
BirdLife taxon ID
22683688
CalPhotos taxon ID
Merops+pusillus
Catalogue of Life ID
3ZW5N
EBiodiversity ID
75393
EBird taxon ID
libeat1
EURING number
33250
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
animal/little-bee-eater
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Freebase ID
/m/01k3sk
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
2475403
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
dvergbieter
INaturalist taxon ID
2185
IRMNG ID
10761916
ITIS TSN
554647
IUCN taxon ID
22683688
NBIC scientific name ID
177898
NCBI taxonomy ID
325341
Oiseaux.net ID
guepier.nain
Open Tree of Life ID
704135
WoRMS-ID for taxa
212739
Xeno-canto species ID
Merops-pusillus
Yale LUX ID
concept/9553b406-a68d-460e-a2b0-eb9d856c8f90

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🔗 Connections
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Merops
Taxon range 1
Africa
Taxon rank 1
species
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  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Egg incubation period → 19 day
    Litter size → 4.9
    Taxon rank → species
    Taxon range → Africa
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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