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
PROTONYM:
Merops Apiaster
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.117.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Europa australi; Oriente.'
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- apiaster
- Apiaster
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)
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Scientific name definitions
Hans-Valentin Bastian and Anita Bastian
Version: 3.0 — Published March 29, 2024
Version: 3.0 — Published March 29, 2024
Figures from this Account
Distribution of the European Bee-eater
Map last updated 09 March 2024.
