Data Zone
Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
| Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Year | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Not Recognised | |
| 2014 | Not Recognised | |
| 2012 | Least Concern | |
| 2009 | Least Concern | |
| 2008 | Least Concern | |
| 2004 | Least Concern | |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| Migratory status | unset | Forest dependency | unset |
| Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Severely fragmented? | no | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population size | unknown | - | - | - |
| Population trend | - | - | - |
| Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Bahrain | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
| Bangladesh | extant | native | yes | |||
| Benin | extant | native | ||||
| Bhutan | extant | native | yes | |||
| Burkina Faso | extant | native | ||||
| Cambodia | extant | native | yes | |||
| Cameroon | extant | native | ||||
| Central African Republic | extant | native | ||||
| Chad | extant | native | ||||
| China (mainland) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Côte d'Ivoire | extant | native | ||||
| Egypt | extant | native | ||||
| Eritrea | extant | native | ||||
| Ethiopia | extant | native | ||||
| Gambia | extant | native | ||||
| Greece | extant | vagrant | ||||
| India | extant | native | yes | |||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | extant | native | yes | |||
| Iraq | extant | native | yes | |||
| Israel | extant | native | yes | |||
| Jordan | extant | native | yes | |||
| Laos | extant | native | yes | |||
| Libya | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Mali | extant | native | ||||
| Mauritania | extant | native | ||||
| Myanmar | extant | native | yes | |||
| Nepal | extant | native | yes | |||
| Niger | extant | native | ||||
| Nigeria | extant | native | ||||
| Oman | extant | native | yes | |||
| Pakistan | extant | native | yes | |||
| Palestine | extant | native | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | extant | native | yes | |||
| Senegal | extant | native | ||||
| South Sudan | extant | native | yes | |||
| Sri Lanka | extant | native | yes | |||
| Sudan | extant | native | ||||
| Thailand | extant | native | yes | |||
| Uganda | extant | native | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | extant | native | yes | |||
| Vietnam | extant | native | yes | |||
| Yemen | extant | native | yes |
| Country/Territory | IBA Name |
|---|
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Merops orientalis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/merops-orientalis on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.