Black Bee-eater
Merops gularisShaw, G, 1798
English (US) Black Bee-eater
The Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis) 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 gularis
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Bee-eater
- Described by
- Shaw, G, 1798
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Merops gularis gularis
- Merops gularis australis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Shaw, G, 1798
- Type locality
- Sierra Leone.
- Original description
- The naturalist's miscellany 9, no.10 textpl.337
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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