Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 10, 2017
Text last updated March 10, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Австралийски пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol irisat |
| Chinese | 彩虹蜂虎 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 彩虹蜂虎 |
| Czech | vlha duhová |
| Dutch | Regenboogbijeneter |
| English | Rainbow Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Rainbow Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier arc-en-ciel |
| French (France) | Guêpier arc-en-ciel |
| German | Regenbogenspint |
| Icelandic | Skrautsvelgur |
| Indonesian | Kirik-kirik australia |
| Japanese | ハチクイ |
| Norwegian | regnbuebieter |
| Polish | żołna tęczowa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Abelharuco-arco-íris |
| Russian | Радужная щурка |
| Serbian | Dugina pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik ozdobný |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Australiano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco australiano |
| Swedish | regnbågsbiätare |
| Turkish | Gökkuşağı Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка райдужна |
Merops ornatus Latham, 1801
PROTONYM:
Merops ornatus
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.xxxv.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- ornatum / ornatus
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 Rainbow Bee-eater
