Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (5)
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinbyvreter |
| Bulgarian | Малък пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol petit |
| Czech | vlha malá |
| Dutch | Dwergbijeneter |
| English | Little Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Little Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier nain |
| French (France) | Guêpier nain |
| German | Zwergspint |
| Icelandic | Stúfsvelgur |
| Japanese | ヒメハチクイ |
| Norwegian | dvergbieter |
| Polish | żołna mała |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Abelharuco-dourado |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Abelharuco-dourado |
| Russian | Карликовая щурка |
| Serbian | Mala pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik malý |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Chico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco chico |
| Swedish | dvärgbiätare |
| Turkish | Küçük Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка карликова |
| Zulu | inkothana |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Merops pusillus Müller, 1776
PROTONYM:
Merops pusillus
Müller, 1776. Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs, p.95.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Senegal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- pusillum / pusillus
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
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Distribution of the Little Bee-eater
