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Merops
Linnaeus, 1758
(bird)
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Entity:
Meropidae (Family) - bee-eaters
..Meropogon (Genus)
..Nyctyornis (Genus)
..Merops (Genus)
....Merops albicollis (Species) - white-throated bee-eater
....Merops apiaster (Species) - European bee-eater
....Merops boehmi (Species) - Boehm's bee-eater
....Merops breweri (Species) - black-headed bee-eater
....Merops bullockoides (Species) - white-fronted bee-eater
....Merops bulocki (Species) - red-throated bee-eater
....Merops gularis (Species) - black bee-eater
....Merops hirundineus (Species) - swallow-tailed bee-eater
....Merops leschenaulti (Species) - chestnut-headed bee-eater
....Merops malimbicus (Species) - rosy bee-eater
....Merops muelleri (Species) - blue-headed bee-eater
....Merops nubicus (Species) - northern carmine bee-eater
....Merops oreobates (Species) - cinnamon-chested bee-eater
....Merops orientalis (Species) - little green bee-eater
....Merops ornatus (Species) - rainbow bee-eater
....Merops persicus (Species) - blue-cheeked bee-eater
....Merops philippinus (Species) - blue-tailed bee-eater
....Merops pusillus (Species) - little bee-eater
....Merops revoilii (Species) - Somali bee-eater
....Merops superciliosus (Species) - Madagascar bee-eater
....Merops variegatus (Species) - blue-breasted bee-eater
....Merops viridis (Species) - blue-throated bee-eater
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 117.
Types
Type of
:
Meropidae
(Family)
Vigors, 1825
Type of
:
Meropides
(Infraorder)
Fürbringer, 1888
Ref:
B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993
: 42.
[implicit]
Synonyms
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
Ispida
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Including
:
Aerops
(Genus)
Reichenbach, 1851
Including
:
Bombylonax
(Genus)
Heine, 1859[1860]
Including
:
Dicrocercus
(Genus)
Cabanis & Heine, 1859-1860[1860]
Including
:
Melittophagus
(Genus)
Boie, 1828
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
bijeneters s.s.
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
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1 Feb 2024