Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Bulgarian | Малък зелен пчелояд [Група viridissimus] |
Catalan | abellerol maragda africà |
Czech | vlha sahelská |
Danish | Afrikansk Lille Grøn Biæder |
Dutch | Kleine Groene Bijeneter (viridissimus groep) |
English | African Green Bee-eater |
English (United States) | African Green Bee-eater |
French | Guêpier vert |
French (France) | Guêpier vert |
German | Sahelsmaragdspint |
Greek | Αφρικανικός Νανομελισσοφάγος |
Hebrew | שרקרק צהוב גרון |
Norwegian | olivinbieter |
Polish | żołna szmaragdowa |
Serbian | Afrička zelena pčelarica |
Slovak | včelárik savanový |
Slovenian | Afriški smaragdni čebelar |
Spanish | Abejaruco Esmeralda Africano |
Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco esmeralda africano |
Turkish | Afrika Yeşil Arıkuşu |
Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка смарагдова |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Leo Gilman copy edited the account.
Merops viridissimus Swainson, 1837
Definitions
- MEROPS
- viridissima / viridissimum / viridissimus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- October 25, 2022
- African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus
Authors
Guy M. Kirwan, Hilary Fry, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Kirwan, G. M., H. Fry, and P. F. D. Boesman (2022). African Green Bee-eater (Merops viridissimus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grnbee1.01
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Leo Gilman copy edited the account.
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Version 2.0
- Full Revision
- April 8, 2022
- Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Authors
Hilary Fry, Guy M. Kirwan, Yoav Perlman, Eduardo de Juana, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan, Yoav Perlman, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Fry, H., G. M. Kirwan, Y. Perlman, E. de Juana, and P. F. D. Boesman (2022). Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grbeat1.02
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.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Authors
Hilary Fry, Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, Eduardo de Juana, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Fry, H., J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, E. de Juana, G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grbeat1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- March 18, 2017
- African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2017). African Green Bee-eater (Merops viridissimus). 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.
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Last Published Version
- October 26, 2014
- Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2014). Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys). 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.
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Last Published Version
- June 17, 2014
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Authors
Hilary Fry, Eduardo de Juana, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Eduardo de Juana, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Fry, H., E. de Juana, P. F. D. Boesman, and G. M. Kirwan (2014). Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis). 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.