Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Roeskopbyvreter |
| Catalan | abellerol de Böhm |
| Czech | vlha rezavohlavá |
| Dutch | Böhms Bijeneter |
| English | Böhm's Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Böhm's Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier de Böhm |
| French (France) | Guêpier de Böhm |
| German | Böhmspint |
| Japanese | ズアカハチクイ |
| Norwegian | brunhodebieter |
| Polish | żołna rudogłowa |
| Russian | Рыжеголовая щурка |
| Serbian | Bemova pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik hrdzavohlavý |
| Spanish | Abejaruco de Böhm |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco de Böhm |
| Swedish | Böhms biätare |
| Turkish | Boehm Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка рудоголова |
Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882
PROTONYM:
Merops (Melittophagus) boehmi
Reichenow, 1882. Ornithologisches Centralblatt 7, p.62.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bumi, Tanganyika Territory.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- boehmi / boehmii
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Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi Scientific name definitions
Hilary Fry and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 14, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 14, 2016
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi
Authors
Hilary Fry and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Fry, H. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Böhm's Bee-eater (Merops boehmi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bobeat1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- January 14, 2016
- Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi
Authors
Hilary Fry and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Fry, H. and G. M. Kirwan (2016). Böhm's Bee-eater (Merops boehmi). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
