Alectryon vs Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Alectryon tropicus compared with Merops hirundineus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Swallow-tailed Bee-eater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Meropidae
Genus	Alectryon	Merops
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Merops hirundineus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.