Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineusLichtenstein, AAH, 1793
English (US) Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
The Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) 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 hirundineus
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
- Described by
- Lichtenstein, AAH, 1793
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Merops hirundineus chrysolaimus
- Merops hirundineus heuglini
- Merops hirundineus furcatus
- Merops hirundineus hirundineus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Lichtenstein, AAH, 1793
- Type locality
- No locality = Orange River, South Africa, ex Levaillant.
- Original description
- Catalogus rerum naturalium rarissimarum (etc.). Sectio prima p.21 no.213
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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