Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (4)
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 | Азиатски малък зелен пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol maragda oriental |
| Chinese (SIM) | 绿喉蜂虎 |
| Czech | vlha indická |
| Danish | Asiatisk Lille Grøn Biæder |
| Dutch | Indische Groene Bijeneter |
| English | Asian Green Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Asian Green Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier d'Orient |
| French (France) | Guêpier d'Orient |
| German | Bronzescheitel-Smaragdspint |
| Greek | Ασιατικός Νανομελισσοφάγος |
| Hebrew | שרקרק חום כיפה |
| Icelandic | Mýsvelgur |
| Norwegian | beryllbieter |
| Polish | żołna wschodnia |
| Punjabi (India) | ਪੱਤਰੰਗਾ |
| Romanian | Prigorie mică |
| Serbian | Azijska zelena pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik východný |
| Slovenian | Azijski smaragdni čebelar |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Esmeralda Oriental |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco esmeralda oriental |
| Thai | นกจาบคาเล็ก |
| Turkish | Asya Yeşil Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка мала |
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 orientalis Latham, 1801
PROTONYM:
Merops orientalis
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.xxxiii.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India = Mahratta, ex Gen. Syn., Suppl. 2, p. 152, no. 7.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- orientale / orientalis
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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 Asian Green Bee-eater
