Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 23, 2014
Text last updated June 23, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Синегуш пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol gorjablau |
| Chinese | 藍喉蜂虎 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 藍喉蜂虎 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 蓝喉蜂虎 |
| Czech | vlha modrohrdlá |
| Dutch | Maleise Bijeneter |
| English | Blue-throated Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Blue-throated Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier à gorge bleue |
| French (France) | Guêpier à gorge bleue |
| German | Malaienspint |
| Indonesian | Kirik-kirik biru |
| Japanese | ルリノドハチクイ |
| Malayalam | നീലകണ്ഠൻ വേലിത്തത്ത |
| Norwegian | jadebieter |
| Polish | żołna modrogardła |
| Russian | Малайская щурка |
| Serbian | Plavogrla pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik modrohrdlý |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Gorjiazul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco gorjiazul |
| Swedish | blåstrupig biätare (viridis) |
| Thai | นกจาบคาคอสีฟ้า |
| Turkish | Mavi Boğazlı Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка синьогорла |
Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Merops viridis
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.117.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Java, Bengal; restricted type locality, Java, from the 1st reference; Hartert antea, p. 863, note.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- viridis
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 Blue-throated Bee-eater
