Azure Hawker vs Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Aeshna caerulea compared with Merops hirundineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Aeshnidae	Meropidae
Genus	Aeshna	Merops
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Merops hirundineus

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Swallow-tailed Bee-eater share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Azure Hawker

The Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is a species in the genus Aeshna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.