White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (2)
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 8, 2013
Text last updated July 8, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooikeelbyvreter |
| Bulgarian | Белочел пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol frontblanc |
| Czech | vlha běločelá |
| Dutch | Witvoorhoofdbijeneter |
| English | White-fronted Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | White-fronted Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier à front blanc |
| French (France) | Guêpier à front blanc |
| German | Weißstirnspint |
| Icelandic | Laufsvelgur |
| Japanese | シロビタイハチクイ |
| Norwegian | hvitpannebieter |
| Polish | żołna białoczelna |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Abelharuco-de-testa-branca |
| Russian | Белолобая щурка |
| Serbian | Beločela pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik bieločelý |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Frentiblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco frentiblanco |
| Swedish | vitpannad biätare |
| Turkish | Ak Alınlı Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка білолоба |
| Zulu | inkotha |
Merops bullockoides Smith, 1834
PROTONYM:
Merops Bullockoides
Smith, 1834. South African Quarterly Journal ser. 2, 4, pt. 1, p.320.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa, restricted to the Marico district, Transvaal, by Grant and Praed, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI., 57, 1937, p. 129.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- bullockoides
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-fronted Bee-eater
