Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Monotypic
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 17, 2014
Text last updated May 17, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Синьоопашат пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol cuablau |
| Chinese | 栗喉蜂虎 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 栗喉蜂虎 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 栗喉蜂虎 |
| Czech | vlha modroocasá |
| Dutch | Blauwstaartbijeneter |
| English | Blue-tailed Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Blue-tailed Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier à queue d'azur |
| French (France) | Guêpier à queue d'azur |
| German | Blauschwanzspint |
| Indonesian | Kirik-kirik laut |
| Japanese | ハリオハチクイ |
| Malayalam | വലിയ വേലിത്തത്ത |
| Norwegian | blåhalebieter |
| Odia | ନୀଳ ଲାଞ୍ଜ ପାତୀରି |
| Polish | żołna modrosterna |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Abelharuco-de-cauda-azul |
| Russian | Синехвостая щурка |
| Serbian | Plavorepa pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik modrochvostý |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Coliazul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco coliazul |
| Swedish | blåstjärtad biätare |
| Telugu | నీలితోక పసరిక |
| Thai | นกจาบคาหัวเขียว |
| Turkish | Mavi Kuyruklu Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка синьохвоста |
Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1766
PROTONYM:
Merops philippinus
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.183 sp.5.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Philippine Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- philippinus
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Blue-tailed Bee-eater
