Arabian green bee-eater

Arabian green bee-eater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species:
M. cyanophrys
Binomial name
Merops cyanophrys
(Cabanis & Heine, 1860)

The Arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found throughout arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula from Saudi Arabia south to Yemen and east to Oman and the United Arab Emirates, and has expanded its range north to the Levant over the past few decades.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Merops cyanophrys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22725894A155513969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22725894A155513969.en. Retrieved 20 February 2022.