Rufous-crowned Bee-eater
Merops americanusMüller, PLS, 1776
English (US) Rufous-crowned Bee-eater
The Rufous-crowned Bee-eater (Merops americanus) 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: PhilippinesRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Merops americanus
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-crowned Bee-eater
- Described by
- Müller, PLS, 1776
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Müller, PLS, 1776
- Type locality
- 'Isle de France' error = Philippine Islands. 2
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.95
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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