Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Scientific name definitions
- Subspecies (9)
Hilary Fry, Guy M. Kirwan, Yoav Perlman, Eduardo de Juana, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published April 8, 2022
Revision Notes
Version: 2.0 — Published April 8, 2022
Revision Notes
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Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan and Yoav Perlman revised the account. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Merops orientalis Latham, 1801
PROTONYM:
Merops orientalis
Latham, 1801. Suppl.ind.orn., p.xxxiii.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India = Mahratta, ex Gen. Syn., Suppl. 2, p. 152, no. 7.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- orientale / orientalis
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)