Black-headed Bee-eater Merops breweri Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Hilary Fry and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 16, 2016
Text last updated January 16, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | abellerol capnegre |
| Czech | vlha černohlavá |
| Dutch | Zwartkopbijeneter |
| English | Black-headed Bee-eater |
| English (United States) | Black-headed Bee-eater |
| French | Guêpier à tête noire |
| French (France) | Guêpier à tête noire |
| German | Schwarzkopfspint |
| Icelandic | Vespusvelgur |
| Japanese | ズグロハチクイ |
| Norwegian | svarthodebieter |
| Polish | żołna czarnogłowa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Abelharuco-de-cabeça-preta |
| Russian | Черноголовая щурка |
| Serbian | Crnoglava pčelarica |
| Slovak | včelárik kapucňový |
| Spanish | Abejaruco Cabecinegro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abejaruco cabecinegro |
| Swedish | svarthuvad biätare |
| Turkish | Kara Başlı Arıkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Бджолоїдка чорноголова |
Merops breweri (Cassin, 1859)
PROTONYM:
Meropogon Breweri
Cassin, 1859. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11, p.34.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ogobai River, Gaboon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEROPS
- breweri
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Black-headed Bee-eater
