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Merops oreobates (Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater)

Wikipedia Abstract

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. 40x40px Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Merops oreobates This bird occurs in upland regions and can be found associated with wooded hillsides and forest edges.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  25 grams
Clutch Size [2]  2

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Albertine Rift montane forests Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,Tanzania Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
East African montane forests Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Eastern Arc forests Tanzania, Kenya Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Burko Catchment Forest Reserve 1342 Tanzania  
Chome Catchment Forest Reserve IV 34897 Tanzania  
Gombe National Park II 8799 Tanzania
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park II 1647768 Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Kakamega Forest Reseve Forest Reserve 44820 Kenya
Lake Manyara National Park II 78767 Tanzania  
Lake Nakuru National Park II 46472 Kenya  
Losiminguri Forest Reserve 14815 Tanzania  
Mahale Mountains National Park II 398414 Tanzania
Mount Kenya Biosphere Reserve II 146694 Kenya
Nairobi National Park II 16444 Kenya
Queen Elizabeth National Park II 522052 Uganda
Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve 5696026 Tanzania  

Important Bird Areas

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Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Aberdare Mountains Kenya A1, A2, A3
Arusha National Park Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii
Bururi Forest Nature Reserve Burundi A1, A2, A3
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda A1, A2, A3
Cherangani Hills Kenya A3
Cyamudongo forest Rwanda A1, A2, A3
Echuya Forest Reserve Uganda A1, A2, A3
Forests west of Lake Edward Congo, The Democratic Republic of the A1, A2, A3
Imatong mountains Sudan A1, A3
Itombwe Mountains Congo, The Democratic Republic of the A1, A2, A3
Kahuzi-Biega National Park Congo, The Democratic Republic of the A1, A2, A3
Kakamega forest Kenya A1, A2, A3
Kasyoha: Kitomi Forest Reserve Uganda A1, A3
Kianyaga valleys Kenya A1, A2
Kibira National Park Burundi A1, A2, A3
Kidepo Sudan A3
Kidepo Valley National Park Uganda A1, A2, A3
Kikuyu Escarpment forest Kenya A1, A2, A3
Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii
Lendu Plateau Congo, The Democratic Republic of the A1, A2, A3
Mahali Mountain National Park Tanzania A1, A2, A3
Masai Mara Kenya A1, A2
Mau forest complex Kenya A3
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Uganda A1, A2, A3
Mount Elgon Kenya A1, A2, A3
Mount Elgon National Park Uganda A2, A3
Mount Hoyo Reserve Congo, The Democratic Republic of the A1, A2, A3
Mount Kabobo Congo, The Democratic Republic of the A1, A2, A3
Mount Kenya Kenya A1, A2, A3
Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania A1, A2, A3
Mukurweini valleys Kenya A1, A2
Murchison Falls National Park Uganda A1, A3, A4i
Nairobi National Park Kenya A1, A2, A4ii
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii
North Nandi forest Kenya A1, A2, A3
North Pare Mountains Tanzania A1, A2, A3
Nyungwe National Park Rwanda A1, A2, A3
Ruvubu National Park Burundi A1, A2, A3
Rwenzori Mountains National Park Uganda A1, A2, A3
Rwihinda Lake Managed Nature Reserve Burundi A1, A3
South Nandi forest Kenya A1, A3
South Nguruman Kenya A1, A2
South Pare Mountains Tanzania A2, A3
Ufipa plateau Tanzania A2, A3
Virunga National Park Congo, The Democratic Republic of the A1, A2, A3
Volcans National Park Rwanda A1, A2, A3
West Usambara Mountains Tanzania A1, A2, A3

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
Eastern Afromontane Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe No

Range Map

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Citations

Species recognized by Peterson A.P., 06-Dec-2005, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 2Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Important Bird Areas provided by BirdLife International (2010) Important Bird Areas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/12/2010
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Range map provided by BirdLife International (2011) Bird species distribution maps of the world.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access