African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (3)
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 | Африкански малък зелен пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol maragda africà |
| Czech | vlha sahelská |
| Danish | Afrikansk Lille Grøn Biæder |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Groene Bijeneter |
| English | African Green Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | African Green Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier vert |
| French (France) | Guêpier vert |
| German | Sahelsmaragdspint |
| Greek | Αφρικανικός Νανομελισσοφάγος |
| Hebrew | שרקרק צהוב גרון |
| Hungarian | Smaragd gyurgyalag |
| Norwegian | olivinbieter |
| Polish | żołna szmaragdowa |
| Serbian | Afrička zelena pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik savanový |
| Slovenian | Afriški smaragdni čebelar |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Esmeralda Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco esmeralda africano |
| Turkish | Afrika Yeşil Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка смарагдова |
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 viridissimus Swainson, 1837
PROTONYM:
Merops viridissimus
Swainson, 1837. The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 2, p.82.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Senegal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- viridissima / viridissimum / viridissimus
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
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Distribution of the African Green Bee-eater
