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Merops persicus Pallas, 1773 Family: bee-eaters Order: Coraciiformes print version
Blue-cheeked bee-eater Guêpier de Perse Abejaruco persa Blauwangenspint
Migration: intercontinental

Verbreitungskarte von Merops persicus A long-distance migrant, moving in small and large flocks, mainly by day, passing on broad front often at considerable height; vacates breeding grounds in Aug, arrives in non-breeding quarters from Nov. On long sea crossings obliged to migrate at night, at Karachi, S Pakistan, spring migrants cross during 5 hours in middle of night. Sometimes migrates with M.apiaster, but in spring tends to arrive on breeding grounds 2 weeks later than that species. Saharan population winters in sub-Saharan W Africa; occurs all winter around L Chad, and still present on reed islands far out into the lake in mid-Jul. Asian population winters partly in India, Pakistan and Yemen, but mainly in E half of Africa from Ethiopia to NE Namibia, Botswana, W Transvaal and NE Natal; most enter Africa along Nile Valley and across Red Sea, where many killed by Sooty Falcons (Falco concolor).   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 2001)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)