Merops oreobates, Photo: Christiaan Kooyman

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Coraciiformes
Familia: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species: Merops oreobates

Name

Merops oreobates (Sharpe, 1892)

References

* Sharpe, 1892. Ibis - the International Journal of Avian Science, published by the British Ornithologists' Union p.320

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Česky: Vlha skořicovoprsá
English: Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Français: Guêpier montagnard
Magyar: Hegyi gyurgyalag

The cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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This bird occurs in upland regions and can be found associated with wooded hillsides and forest edges. It can be distinguished from the somewhat similar Little Bee-eater by its larger size, darker colouring, white cheek patches and the upland habitat where it is found. Its diet consists mainly of honeybees although it also eats moths, butterflies, dragonflies, beetles and other flying insects. It seems to be an adaptable species and able to withstand loss of its forest habitat.[1]

References

1. ^ Kenya Birds

* BirdLife International 2004. Merops oreobates. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.