Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | vlha modrohlavá |
| Dutch | Blauwsnorbijeneter |
| English | Blue-moustached Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Blue-moustached Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier à moustaches |
| French (France) | Guêpier à moustaches |
| German | Türkisbartspint |
| Japanese | アオヒゲハチクイ |
| Norwegian | lazulibieter |
| Polish | żółna maskowa |
| Russian | Синеусая щурка |
| Serbian | Plavobrka pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik zafírový |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Cabeciazul Occidental |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco cabeciazul occidental |
| Swedish | mustaschbiätare |
| Turkish | Çivit Rengi Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка кобальтогруда |
Merops mentalis Cabanis, 1889
PROTONYM:
Merops mentalis
Cabanis, 1889. Journal für Ornithologie 37, p.78.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cameroon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- mentale / mentalis
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Blue-moustached Bee-eater Merops mentalis Scientific name definitions
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 28, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 28, 2014
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Blue-moustached Bee-eater Merops mentalis
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Blue-moustached Bee-eater (Merops mentalis), 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.bumbee1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 28, 2014
- Blue-moustached Bee-eater Merops mentalis
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2014). Blue-moustached Bee-eater (Merops mentalis). 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.