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

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