| Somali bee-eater | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Meropidae |
| Genus: | Merops |
| Species: | M. revoilii
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| Binomial name | |
| Merops revoilii Oustalet, 1882
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The Somali bee-eater (Merops revoilii) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Tanzania. This is a small bee-eater that prefers arid country and desert areas where it may be locally common. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern", postulating that clearing of woodland and forest is creating new suitable habitat for the bird and that its population trend may therefore be rising.[1]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Merops revoilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683710A92997263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683710A92997263.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.