Ethiopian Bee-eater Merops lafresnayii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Monotypic
Guy M. Kirwan, Hilary Fry, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Абисински пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol d'Etiòpia |
| Czech | vlha etiopská |
| Dutch | Ethiopische Bijeneter |
| English | Ethiopian Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Ethiopian Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier de Lafresnaye |
| French (France) | Guêpier de Lafresnaye |
| German | Hochlandspint |
| Norwegian | blåpannebieter |
| Polish | żołna niebieskopierśna (lafresnayii) |
| Serbian | Etiopska pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik etiópsky |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Etíope |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco etíope |
| Turkish | Etiyopya Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка ефіопська |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Leo Gilman copy edited the account.
Merops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843
PROTONYM:
Merops Lafresnayii
Guérin-Méneville, 1843. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6, p.322.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- lafresnayana / lafresnayanus / lafresnayei / lafresnayi / lafresnayii
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
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Distribution of the Ethiopian Bee-eater
