Keremkerem

Keremkerem ni ndege wa familia ya Meropidae. Wana mwili mwembamba wa rangi maridadi. Mdomo wao ni mrefu na mwembamba na mkia wa aina nyingi za keremkerem una mileli mirefu katikati.

Ndege hao wanaishi uwandani kwa kanda ya tropiki na nusu-tropiki ya Afrika, Ulaya na Asia. Hula wadudu, nyuki, manyigu na mabunzi hasa, ambao wanakamatwa hewani. Kabla ya kula, ndege anatoa mshale wa mdudu akimgongea tawi la mti au kitu kigumu kingine.

Keremkerem hupenda kuwa pamoja kwa makundi. Huchimba mashimo ndani ya kando za mchanga kwa kutaga mayai yao meupe.

Familia ya Meropidae imegawika katika nusufamilia mbili: Nyctyornithinae (keremkerem wenye ndevu) na Meropinae (keremkerem wa kawaida).
Spishi za Afrika

* Merops albicollis, Kerem Koo-jeupe (White-throated Bee-eater)
* Merops apiaster, Kerem wa Ulaya au Polohoyo (European Bee-eater)
* Merops boehmi, Kerem wa Böhm (Böhm's Bee-eater)
* Merops breweri, Kerem Kichwa-cheusi (Black-headed Bee-eater)
* Merops bulocki, Kerem Koo-jekundu (Red-throated Bee-eater)
* Merops bullockoides, Kerem Paji-jeupe (White-fronted Bee-eater)
* Merops gularis, Kerem Mweusi (Black Bee-eater)
* Merops hirundineus, Keremberere (Swallow-tailed Bee-eater)
* Merops malimbicus, Kerem Kidari-chekundu (Rosy Bee-eater)
* Merops mentalis, Kerem Masharubu-buluu (Blue-moustached Bee-eater)
* Merops muelleri, Kerem Kichwa-buluu (Blue-headed Bee-eater)
* Merops nubicoides, Kondekonde Kusi (Southern Carmine Bee-eater)
* Merops nubicus, Kondekonde Kaskazi (Northern Carmine Bee-eater)
* Merops oreobates, Kerem Kidari-marungi (Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater)
* Merops orientalis, Kerem Kijani (Green Bee-eater)
* Merops persicus, Kerem Mashavu-buluu (Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)
* Merops pusillus, Kerem Mdogo (Little Bee-eater)
* Merops revoilii, Kerem Somali (Somali Bee-eater)
* Merops superciliosus, Kerem Kiole (Olive Bee-eater)
* Merops variegatus, Kerem Mkufu-buluu (Blue-breasted Bee-eater)
Spishi za Asia

* Meropogon forsteni (Purple-bearded Bee-eater)
* Merops leschenaulti (Chestnut-headed Bee-eater)
* Merops ornatus (Rainbow Bee-eater)
* Merops philippinus (Blue-tailed Bee-eater)
* Merops viridis (Blue-throated Bee-eater)
* Nyctyornis amictus (Red-bearded Bee-eater)
* Nyctyornis athertoni (Blue-bearded Bee-eater)
Picha


White throated bee-eater.jpg|Kerem koo-jeupe
Merops apiaster (Marek Szczepanek).jpg|Kerem wa Ulaya
Merops boehmi (atamari).jpg|Kerem wa Böhm
Redthroatedbeeeater1.jpg|Kerem koo-jekundu
White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) (13584531745).jpg|Kerem paji-jeupe
Black bee-eater (Merops gularis) Semuliki NP, Uganda.jpg|Kerem mweusi
Merops hirundineus.jpg|Keremberere
Merops malimbicus (cropped).jpg|Kerem kidari-chekundu
Merops mentalis (cropped).jpg|Kerem masharubu-buluu
Merops nubicoides, Khwai, Botswana 1.jpg|Kondekonde kusi
Northern carmine bee-eater-01.jpg|Kondekonde kaskazi
Cinnamonbreastedbeeeater.jpg|Kerem kidari-marungi
SL Yala NP BlockV asv2020-01 img01.jpg|Kerem kijani
Blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus persicus) Namibia.jpg|Kerem shavu-buluu
Littlebeeeater.jpg|Kerem mdogo
Somali Bee-eater, Merops revoilii (cropped).jpg|Kerem Somali
Bee-eater Madagascar.jpg|Kerem kiole
20160605 0253 Bangweulu Guepier a collier bleu (cropped).jpg|Kerem mkufu-buluu


Purple-bearded Bee-eater - Sulawesi MG 5287.jpg|Purple-bearded bee-eater
Chestnut headed bee eater.jpg|Chestnut-headed bee-eater
Rainbowbeeeater.jpg|Rainbow bee-eater
SL Bundala NP asv2020-01 img08.jpg|Blue-tailed bee-eater
Merops viridis 12345.jpg|Blue-throated bee-eater
Nyctyornis amictus - Kaeng Krachan.jpg|Red-bearded bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni.jpg|Blue-bearded bee-eater


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