Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (2)
Guy M. Kirwan, Hilary Fry, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Малък зелен пчелояд (ssp. cyanophrys/najdanus) |
| Czech | vlha arabská |
| Danish | Arabisk Lille Grøn Biæder |
| Dutch | Kleine Groene Bijeneter (cyanophrys/najdanus) |
| English | Arabian Green Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Arabian Green Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier à sourcils bleus |
| French (French Guiana) | Guêpier à sourcils bleus |
| German | Blaukehl-Smaragdspint |
| Greek | Αραβικός Νανομελισσοφάγος |
| Hebrew | שרקרק גמדי |
| Hungarian | Smaragdgyurgyalag (Arábiai) |
| Persian | زنبورخوار سبز |
| Polish | żołna niebieskolica |
| Serbian | Arabijska zelena pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik arabský |
| Slovenian | Smaragdni čebelar [cyanorphrys] |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Esmeralda Árabe |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco esmeralda árabe |
| Turkish | Arabistan Yeşil Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка синьоброва |
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 cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
PROTONYM:
Philothrus cyanophrys
Cabanis & Heine, 1860. Museum Heineanum 2, p.137.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Arabia - Mtns. of Qonfudah [Kunfuda of Bates 1936; Al Qunfidha of the Nat. Geogr. Soc. map of 1933] ex Heuglin, Orn. Nord-Ost. Afr., p. 204.
Definitions
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- cyanophrys
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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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