Arabian Green Bee-eater

The Arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It has a patchy distribution in the arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula from Saudi Arabia south to Yemen and east to Oman and the United Arab Emirates, and has expanded its range north to the southern Levant over the past few decades.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Arabian Green Bee-eater being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Merops orientalis
• Merops viridissimus
• Merops persicus
• Merops hirundineus
• Merops viridis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Meropidae

Genus

Merops

Species

Merops cyanophrys

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