Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 栗喉蜂虎 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 栗喉蜂虎 |
| Dutch | Blauwstaartbijeneter |
| English | Blue-tailed Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Blue-tailed Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier à queue d'azur |
| French (French Guiana) | 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 Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1, p.183 sp.5.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Philippine Islands.
Definitions
- MEROPS
- philippinus
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Scientific name definitions
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 17, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 17, 2014
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
Authors
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Fry, H. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus), 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.btbeat1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- May 17, 2014
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
Authors
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Fry, H. and P. F. D. Boesman (2014). Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus). 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.