Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (4)
Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 8, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 8, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Swaelstertbyvreter |
Dutch | Zwaluwstaartbijeneter |
English | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater |
English (United States) | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater |
French | Guêpier à queue d'aronde |
French (French Guiana) | Guêpier à queue d'aronde |
German | Schwalbenschwanzspint |
Icelandic | Svölusvelgur |
Japanese | エンビハチクイ |
Norwegian | svalebieter |
Polish | żołna widłosterna |
Portuguese (Angola) | Abelharuco-andorinha |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Abelharuco-andorinha |
Russian | Ласточкохвостая щурка |
Serbian | Lastorepa pčelarica |
Slovak | včelárik lastovičí |
Spanish | Abejaruco Golondrina |
Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco golondrina |
Swedish | svalstjärtad biätare |
Turkish | Kırlangıç Kuyruklu Arıkuşu |
Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка вилохвоста |
Merops hirundineus "Lichtenstein, AAH", 1793
PROTONYM:
Merops hirundineus
"Lichtenstein, AAH", 1793. Cat. Rer. Nat. Rar., p.21 no.213.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality = Orange River, South Africa, ex Levaillant.
Definitions
- MEROPS
- hirundinea / hirundineus
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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