Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Europese Byvreter |
| Albanian | Gargulli |
| Arabic | وروار أوروبي |
| Armenian | Ոսկեգույն մեղվակեր |
| Asturian | Abeyarucu europeu |
| Azerbaijani | Qızılı qızlarquşu |
| Basque | Erle-txoria |
| Bulgarian | Обикновен пчелояд |
| Catalan | abellerol comú |
| Chinese (SIM) | 黄喉蜂虎 |
| Croatian | pčelarica |
| Czech | vlha pestrá |
| Danish | Biæder |
| Dutch | Bijeneter |
| English | European Bee-eater |
| English (Kenya) | Eurasian Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | European Bee-eater |
| Faroese | Býflugubítur |
| Finnish | mehiläissyöjä |
| French | Guêpier d'Europe |
| French (France) | Guêpier d'Europe |
| Galician | Abellaruco europeo |
| German | Bienenfresser |
| Greek | (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μελισσοφάγος |
| Hebrew | שרקרק מצוי |
| Hungarian | Gyurgyalag |
| Icelandic | Býsvelgur |
| Italian | Gruccione |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパハチクイ |
| Latvian | Bišu dzenis |
| Lithuanian | Bitininkas |
| Malayalam | യൂറോപ്യൻ വേലിത്തത്ത |
| Mongolian | Шарга зөгийч |
| Norwegian | bieter |
| Persian | زنبورخوار معمولی |
| Polish | żołna |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Abelharuco-europeu |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Abelharuco |
| Romanian | Prigorie |
| Russian | Золотистая щурка |
| Serbian | Pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik zlatý |
| Slovenian | Čebelar |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Europeo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco europeo |
| Swedish | biätare |
| Turkish | Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка звичайна |
Revision Notes
Hans-Valentin Bastian and Anita Bastian revised the account. JoAnn Hackos, Linda A. Hensley, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copy edited the draft. Leo Gilman generated the tables and appendices. August Davidson-Onsgard curated the media. Eliza R. Wein generated the map.
Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758
Definitions
- MEROPS
- apiaster
- Apiaster
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Scientific name definitions
Version: 3.0 — Published March 29, 2024
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 3.0
- Full Revision
- March 29, 2024
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Authors
Hans-Valentin Bastian and Anita Bastian
Revisors
Hans-Valentin Bastian and Anita Bastian
Recommended Citation
Bastian, H.-V. and A. Bastian (2024). European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), version 3.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.eubeat1.03
Revision Notes
Hans-Valentin Bastian and Anita Bastian revised the account. JoAnn Hackos, Linda A. Hensley, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copy edited the draft. Leo Gilman generated the tables and appendices. August Davidson-Onsgard curated the media. Eliza R. Wein generated the map.
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Version 2.0
- Full Revision
- January 14, 2022
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Authors
Hans-Valentin Bastian and Anita Bastian
Revisors
Hans-Valentin Bastian and Anita Bastian
Recommended Citation
Bastian, H.-V. and A. Bastian (2022). European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.eubeat1.02
Revision Notes
Hans-Valentin Bastian and Anita Bastian revised the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media, Qwahn Kent managed the references, and Vicens Vila-Coury generated the range map.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Authors
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Fry, H. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), 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.eubeat1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- March 9, 2016
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Authors
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Fry, H. and P. F. D. Boesman (2016). European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster). 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.
