Birds
Merops philippinus
Kirik-kirik laut
Migratory IUCN: LC
A migratory bird that hunts flying insects from open perches.
Merops philippinus (Kirik-kirik laut) is a bird of the family Meropidae recorded in the biodiversity baseline study of CMBR Lembung Paseser. It is one of the migratory birds recorded here; the reserve serves as a stopover site on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF).
It is one of 76 species in the group “Birds” recorded in the reserve, and one of 2 species of the family Meropidae.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Merops philippinus
- Indonesian name
- Kirik-kirik laut
- Family
- Meropidae
- Group
- Birds
- Recorded by
- Inventory and walk survey
Conservation status
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Migration
- Migratory species
Learn more
Other species in the family Meropidae and the same group
- Merops leschenaultiKirik-kirik senja
- Gerygone sulphureaRemetuk laut
- Haliastur indusElang bondol
- Spilornis cheelaElang-ular bido
- Acrocephalus stentoreusKerakbasi ramai
- Aegithina tiphiaCipoh kacat
