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title: "Red-throated Bee-eater"
description: "Merops bulocki — Uccelli. The red-throated bee-eater (Merops bulocki) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/red-throated-bee-eater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-throated Bee-eater

> Merops bulocki — Uccelli. The red-throated bee-eater (Merops bulocki) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae.

- Scientific name: *Merops bulocki*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1068
- Wikidata: [Q569251](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q569251)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2223](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2223)

## Names

- en: Red-throated Bee-eater
- de: Grünstirnspint
- es: Abejaruco gorjirrojo
- fr: Guêpier à gorge rouge
- nl: Roodkeelbijeneter

## Countries with the most observations

UG (260), BJ (208), GH (114), GM (106), SN (93), NG (70), CD (40), BF (32), CF (28), CM (26), TD (14), GN (9)

## Summary

The red-throated bee-eater (Merops bulocki) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. This species is native to the Sudan (region). It has a wide range and large total population, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-throated_bee-eater

## Photo

![Red-throated Bee-eater](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-throated-bee-eater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200445277

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-throated-bee-eater?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).