| 词条 | Black bee-eater |
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| image = Black bee-eater semuliki dec05.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Aves | ordo = Coraciiformes | familia = Meropidae | genus = Merops | species = M. gularis | binomial = Merops gularis | binomial_authority = Shaw, 1798 | synonyms = }} The black bee-eater (Merops gularis) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is native to tropical west and central Africa where it is found at the edges of the rainforest and in secondary woodland. DescriptionThe black bee-eater grows to a length of about {{convert|20|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}. It is a predominantly black bird, with a scarlet chin and throat, a streaked breast, a pale blue eyebrow, blue belly, undertail-coverts and rump, and rufous primaries.[2] DistributionIt is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.[1] SubspeciesThere are two subspecies: M. g. gularis, which is found from Sierra Leone to southeast Nigeria. It has the forehead blue, and a distinct bright cobalt-blue superciliary stripe. Some southeast Nigerian and west Cameroon birds are intermediate between this and M. g. australis, which is found from southeast Nigeria to northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, south to northern Angola. This sub-species has no superciliary stripe; forehead black, sometimes with a few blue feathers; the light azure-blue streaks on breast and even the belly are sometimes scarlet-tipped. Wing slightly longer than the nominate subspecies.[2] StatusThe cinnamon-chested bee-eater has a very wide range and although the population size has not been quantified but it is said to be widespread and common with a large total population, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1] References1. ^1 2 {{IUCN|id=22683670 |title=Merops gularis |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}} {{Commons category|Merops gularis}}{{Wikispecies|Merops gularis}}{{Bee-eaters}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q512931}}{{DEFAULTSORT:bee-eater, black}}2. ^1 {{cite book|author1=Fry, C. Hilary |author2=Fry, Kathie |title=Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U_XUBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA249 |year=2010 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-4081-3525-9 |page=249}} 4 : Merops (genus)|Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa|Birds described in 1798|Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
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