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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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)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Swallow-tailed Bee-eater