Purple-bearded Bee-eater
Meropogon forsteniBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) Purple-bearded Bee-eater
The Purple-bearded Bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meropidae (Bee-eaters) in the order Coraciiformes.
Range: humid forest of SulawesiRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Meropogon forsteni
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple-bearded Bee-eater
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- Tondano, n. Celebes.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.164
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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