Arabian Green Bee-eater
Merops cyanophrys(Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860)
English (US) Arabian Green Bee-eater
The Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) 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.
- Scientific name
- Merops cyanophrys
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Arabian Green Bee-eater
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Merops cyanophrys cyanophrys
- Merops cyanophrys muscatensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Philothrus cyanophrys
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860)
- Type locality
- Arabia - Mtns. of Qonfudah [Kunfuda of Bates 1936; Al Qunfidha of the Nat. Geogr. Soc. map of 1933] ex Heuglin, Orn. Nord-Ost. Afr., p. 204.
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 2 p.137
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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