---
title: "Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater"
description: "Merops oreobates — Aves. The cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/cinnamon-chested-bee-eater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

> Merops oreobates — Aves. The cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae.

- Scientific name: *Merops oreobates*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 858
- Wikidata: [Q572042](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q572042)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2239](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2239)

## Names

- en: Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
- de: Bergspint
- es: Abejaruco montano
- fr: Guêpier montagnard
- nl: Bergbijeneter
- pl: Żołna rdzawobrzucha

## Countries with the most observations

KE (361), UG (226), TZ (127), RW (64), BI (4)

## Summary

The cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is mainly native to the Albertine Rift montane forests and the East African montane forests of East Africa, in the regions surrounding Lake Victoria.

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

## Photo

![Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cinnamon-chested-bee-eater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erwin Sieben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198405725

## Machine access

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