Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (2)
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 9, 2016
Text last updated January 9, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Olyfbyvreter |
| Bulgarian | Мадагаскарски пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol de Madagascar |
| Croatian | maslinasta pčelarica |
| Czech | vlha zelená |
| Dutch | Madagaskarbijeneter |
| English | Madagascar Bee-eater |
| English (South Africa) | Olive Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Madagascar Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier de Madagascar |
| French (France) | Guêpier de Madagascar |
| German | Madagaskarspint |
| Japanese | マダガスカルハチクイ |
| Norwegian | olivenbieter |
| Polish | żołna zielona |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Abelharuco-oliváceo |
| Russian | Оливковая щурка |
| Serbian | Crvenovrata pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik zelený |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Malgache |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco malgache |
| Swedish | olivgrön biätare |
| Turkish | Madagaskar Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка оливкова |
| Zulu | inkotha yaseMadagascar |
Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766
PROTONYM:
Merops superciliosus
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.183.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- superciliosa / superciliosum / superciliosus
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 Madagascar Bee-eater
