Rufous-crowned Bee-eater Merops americanus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 27, 2014
Text last updated October 27, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Филипински пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol de les Filipines |
| Czech | vlha filipínská |
| Dutch | Roestkruinbijeneter |
| English | Rufous-crowned Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Rufous-crowned Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier à gorge verte |
| French (France) | Guêpier à gorge verte |
| German | Rostscheitelspint |
| Japanese | アカカンムリハチクイ |
| Norwegian | rustkronebieter |
| Polish | żołna czerwonołbista |
| Serbian | Riđokruna pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik filipínsky |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Filipino |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco filipino |
| Swedish | blåstrupig biätare (americanus) |
| Turkish | Filipin Yeşil Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка філіпінська |
Merops americanus Müller, 1776
PROTONYM:
Merops americanus
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:
'Isle de France' error = Philippine Islands. 2
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- americ / americana / americanum / americanus
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 Rufous-crowned Bee-eater
