---
title: "Abelharuco-africano"
description: "Merops bullockoides — Aves. The white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/white-fronted-bee-eater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Abelharuco-africano

> Merops bullockoides — Aves. The white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa.

- Scientific name: *Merops bullockoides*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 4261
- Wikidata: [Q649024](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q649024)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2248](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2248)

## Names

- en: White-fronted Bee-eater
- de: Weißstirnspint
- es: Abejaruco Frentiblanco
- fr: Guêpier à front blanc
- nl: Witkapbijeneter
- pt: Abelharuco-africano
- pl: Żołna białoczelna

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2261), ZM (470), BW (292), ZW (247), KE (232), TZ (226), NA (201), SZ (64), GA (19), AO (12), CG (11), MZ (11)

## Summary

The white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa.
The species has a distinctive white forehead, a square tail, and a bright red patch on its throat. It nests in small colonies, digging holes in cliffs or earthen banks, and can usually be seen in low trees, waiting to hunt passing insects by making quick hawking flights or gliding down before hovering briefly to catch the prey.

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

## Photo

![Abelharuco-africano](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-fronted-bee-eater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346532887

## Machine access

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