Avibase: Merops persicus (Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus Pallas, PS 1773

The blue-cheeked bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and persicus is Latin for "Persian". Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Meropidae
Genus:
   Merops
Scientific:
  Merops persicus

Original description

Citation:
Pallas, PS 1773

Reference:
Reise verschied. Prov. Russ. Reichs 2 p.708

Protonym:
Merops persica

Type locality:
Shores of the Caspian Sea.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
6EE4511347F342C4

Avibase ID:
avibase-6EE45113

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6EE45113

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554657

Geographic range:

Merops persicus: disjunctly in lowland to foothill semi-desert, desert near reedy wetlands, steppe, and thorn woodland, of northwestern Africa, and, patchily, in the Sahel from Mauritania eastward to Chad, and of eastern Turkey eastward to southern Kazakhstan, and southward to Nile Delta (Egypt), southern Iran, Oman, and western India; all northern populations migrate southward to Angola and northeastern South Africa
Merops persicus persicus: breeds Egypt to Lake Balkhash and Hindu Kush; winters to southern Africa
Merops persicus chrysocercus: northwestern Africa (south of Atlas Mountains); Senegambia to Lake Chad

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Afrikaans:
Blouwangbyvreter
Arabic:
وروار أزرق الخد
Azerbaijani:
Yaşıl qızlarquşu
Bulgarian:
Зелен пчелояд
Bengali:
নীরগার ঳ুিআমচাযা
Catalan:
Abellerol persa
Czech:
vlha modrolící
Danish:
Grøn Biæder
German:
Blauwangenspint
Greek:
Πράσινος Μελισσοφάγος
Esperanto:
persia abelmanĝulo
Spanish:
Abejaruco Persa
Spanish (Spain):
Abejaruco persa
Estonian:
rohe-mesilasenäpp
Basque:
Erle-txori papargorria
Persian:
زنبورخوار گلوخرمایی
Finnish:
vihermehiläissyöjä
French:
Guêpier de Perse
Hebrew:
שרקרק ירוק
Croatian:
Plavoglava pčelarica
Hungarian:
Zöld gyurgyalag
Icelandic:
Flugnasvelgur
Italian:
Gruccione egiziano
Japanese (romaji):
rurihoohachikui
Japanese:
ルリホオハチクイ
Lithuanian:
Mėlynskruostis bitininkas
Latvian:
Persijas bišķērājs
Dutch:
Groene Bijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåkinnbietar
Norwegian:
Blåkinnbieter
Polish:
żołna modrolica
Portuguese:
abelharuco-persa
Portuguese (Portugal):
abelharuco-persa
Romanian:
Prigorie cu obraz albastru
Russian:
Зелёная щурка
Slovak:
včelárik modrolíci
Slovenian:
zeleni čebelar
Serbian:
Velika zelena pčelarica
Swedish:
grön biätare
Turkish:
Yeşil Arıkuşu
Ukrainian:
Бджолоїдка зелена
Chinese:
蓝颊蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional):
藍頰蜂虎

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Avilist 2025: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Guêpier de Perse ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Guêpier de Perse ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ( Merops persicus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Merops persicus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Merops persicus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Merops [superciliosus or persicus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

Merops [persicus or philippinus] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Blouwangbyvreter
Arabic: القارية زرقاء الخدين, وروار أزرق الخد
Asturian: Abeyarucu persa
Azerbaijani: yaşıl arıqapan, yaşıl qızlarquş, Yaşıl qızlarquşu
Belarusian: Зялёная шчурка
Bulgarian: Зелен пчелояд
Bengali: নীরগার ঳ুিআমচাযা
Bengali (transliteration): nīlagāla su'icōrā
Breton: Gwespetaer-Persia
Catalan: Abellerol gola roig, Abellerol gola-roig, Abellerol persa
Catalan (Balears): Abellerol gola-roig
Montenegrin: zelena pčelarica, зелена пчеларица
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): зелена пчеларица
Czech: vlha modrolící
Chuvash: симĕс щурка
Welsh: Gwenynysor bochlas
Danish: Grøn biæder
German: Blauwangenspint, Blauwangen-Spint
Greek: Πράσινος Μελισσοφάγος
Greek (Cypriot): Πράσινος Μελισσοφάγος
English: Blue cheekedBee eater, Blue-cheeked bee eater, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Bluecheeked Bee-eater
English (Avilist): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
English (United Kingdom): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
English, HBW: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
English (IOC): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
English (Kenya): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
English (United States): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Esperanto: Bluvanga abelmanĝulo, persia abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco de Mejillas Azules, Abejaruco papirrijo, Abejaruco Papirrojo, Abejaruco Persa, Vencerjo cafre
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco Papirrojo, Abejaruco persa
Spanish (HBW): Abejaruco persa
Estonian: rohe-mesilasenäpp
Basque: Abellerol gola-roig, Erlatxori papargorri, Erle-txori papargorria
Persian: زنبورخوار گلوخرمایی , زنبورخوار گلوخرمایی (ایرانی)
Finnish: Vihermehiläissyöjä
Faroese: Grønur býflugubítur
French: Guêpier de Perse
French (France): Guêpier d'Égypte
French (Guyane): Guêpier de Perse
Frisian: Griene bijefretter
Irish: Beachaire gormleicneach
Galician: Abellaruco de cara azul, Abellaruco persa, Abellaruco pérsico, Abellerol gola-roig
Gujarati: નીલમુખ પતરંગો
Manx: Eeder-shellan lieckan-gorrym
Hebrew: שרקרק ירוק
Hindi: नील-गाल पतरंगा
Croatian: Plavoglava pčelarica, Plavolica pčelarica
Hungarian: Perzsa gyurgyalag, Zöld gyurgyalag
Armenian: [Kanach Meghvaker ], Կանաչ Մեղվակեր
Icelandic: Flugnasvelgur
Italian: Gruccione di Persia, Gruccione egiziano, Gruccione forestiero, Gruccione guanceazzurre
Japanese (romaji): rurihoohachikui
Japanese: ルリホオハチクイ
Georgian: მწვანე კვირიონი
Kara-Kalpak: көк көгершин
Kabardian: къумщу
Mongolian, Halh: шарга балч, шаргал балч шувуу
Kazakh: Жасыл аражегіш, жасыл арасақ, жасыл шорағай, көк боздақ, көкбоздақ
Kannada: ನೀಲಿಗೆನ್ನೆಯ ಕಳ್ಳಿಪೀರ
Kwangali: Sitembandayi
Kirghiz: жашыл аарычыл
Scientific: Merops persica, Merops persicus, Merops persicus persicus, Merops superciliosus persicus
Lithuanian: Mėlynskruostis bitininkas, Žaliasis bitininkas
Latvian: Persijas bišķērājs
Macedonian: Персиска пчеларка
Malayalam: നീലക്കവിളൻ വേലിത്തത്ത
Mongolian: зөгийч шувуухай, Цэнхэр шанаат зөгийч, шарга балч, шаргал балч шувуу
Maltese: Qerd in-Nahal Ahdar, Qerd in-naħal aħdar, Qerd in-Naħal Aħmar
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): зөгийч шувуухай
Dutch: Blauwwangbijeneter, Groene Bijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåkinnbietar
Norwegian: Blåkinnbieter
Punjabi: ਨੀਲ-ਕਰਣ ਪਤਰੰਗਾ
Polish: Zimorodek, zolna modrolica, żołna modrolica
Portuguese: Abelharuco-de-faces-azuis, Abelharuco-de-garganta-vermelha, Abelharuco-persa
Portuguese (Angola): Abelharuco-persa
Portuguese (Portugal): Abelharuco-de-faces-azuis, abelharuco-persa
Rhaeto-Romance: Maglia-avieuls persian
Romanian: Prigorie cu obraz albastru
Russian: Eгипетская щурка, Zelyonaya Shchurka, Зеленая щурка, Зелёная щурка, Щурка зеленая
Northern Sami: Ruoná uvloborri, Ruonáuvloborri
Slovak: včelárik modrolíci
Slovenian: zeleni čebelar
Albanian: Gargulli faqekaltër
Serbian: Plavolika pčelarica, Velika zelena pčelarica
Swedish: Blåkindad biätare, Grön biätare
Swahili: Kerem Shavu-buluu
Turkmen: ýaşyl daraklyk
Turkish: İran Pas-rengi Gerdanlı Arı Kuş, Yeşil arikuşu, Yeşil Arıkuşu
Tsonga: Muhladzanhu
Tatar: яшел карга, яшел корташар
Udmurt: вож мушбыдтӥсь
Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка зелена, Зелена бджолоїдка
Uzbek: бўздоқ, кўк куркунак, кўк-куркувак, яшил куркунак
Kalmyk: ноһан балч, ноһан һурвлһ, ноһан сарҗа
Chinese: 蓝颊蜂虎
Chinese (Hong Kong): Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Chinese (Traditional): 藍頰蜂虎
Zulu: isiThwelathwela