Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoidesdes Murs, MAPO; Pucheran, J, 1846
English (US) Southern Carmine Bee-eater
The Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) 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: acacia savanna of central and southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Merops nubicoides
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Southern Carmine Bee-eater
- Described by
- des Murs, MAPO; Pucheran, J, 1846
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- des Murs, MAPO; Pucheran, J, 1846
- Type locality
- Port Natal, error = Ouri River, Transvaal.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 9 p.243
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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