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Primary Traits
47.5 g
0 m - 1,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Merops persicus
English name
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Meropidae
Genus
Merops
Species
persicus
Data source
HBW6, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
FP
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
38 g
Maximum unsexed mass
57 g
Average mass
47.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,500 m
Maximum elevation
2,400 m
Elevation range
1,500 m
Typical elevation
750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Desert
Habitat breadth
8
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.1
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Burrow
Nest substrate
Ground, Rock
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
1
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
8
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
23 d
Maximum incubation period
26 d
Minimum fledging period
28 d
Maximum fledging period
30 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
6
Average fledging period
29 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory