Rosy Bee-eater
Merops malimbicusShaw, G, 1806
English (US) Rosy Bee-eater
The Rosy Bee-eater (Merops malimbicus) 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: humid forest of western and central AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Merops malimbicus
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rosy Bee-eater
- Described by
- Shaw, G, 1806
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Shaw, G, 1806
- Type locality
- Malimbe, Portuguese Congo.
- Original description
- The naturalist's miscellany 17, no.5 textpl.701
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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