Black-headed Bee-eater
Merops breweri(Cassin, J, 1859)
English (US) Black-headed Bee-eater
The Black-headed Bee-eater (Merops breweri) 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: coastal Gabon and locally along Congo RiverRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Merops breweri
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Bee-eater
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Meropogon Breweri
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1859)
- Type locality
- Ogobai River, a branch of the Camma river, Gaboon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11 p.34
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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