Blue-moustached Bee-eater (Merops mentalis) - BirdLife species factsheet

Blue-moustached Bee-eater Merops mentalis

Current view: summary

Family: Meropidae (Bee-eaters)

Authority: Cabanis, 1889

Red List Category

Criteria: A3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Near Threatened on the basis that it is inferred to be undergoing a moderately rapid population decline owing to on-going habitat loss.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,030,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Merops mentalis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 05/02/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 05/02/2023.