Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Chinese | 彩虹蜂虎 |
Chinese (SIM) | 彩虹蜂虎 |
Czech | vlha duhová |
Dutch | Regenboogbijeneter |
English | Rainbow Bee-eater |
English (United States) | Rainbow Bee-eater |
French | Guêpier arc-en-ciel |
French (France) | Guêpier arc-en-ciel |
German | Regenbogenspint |
Icelandic | Skrautsvelgur |
Indonesian | Kirik-kirik australia |
Japanese | ハチクイ |
Norwegian | regnbuebieter |
Polish | żołna tęczowa |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Abelharuco-arco-íris |
Russian | Радужная щурка |
Serbian | Dugina pčelarica |
Slovak | včelárik ozdobný |
Spanish | Abejaruco Australiano |
Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco australiano |
Swedish | regnbågsbiätare |
Turkish | Gökkuşağı Arıkuşu |
Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка райдужна |
Merops ornatus Latham, 1801
PROTONYM:
Merops ornatus
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.xxxv.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- ornatum / ornatus
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SPECIES
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Scientific name definitions
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 10, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 10, 2017
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Authors
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Fry, H. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus), 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.rabeat1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- March 10, 2017
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Authors
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Fry, H. and P. F. D. Boesman (2017). Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus). 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.