Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalisLatham, J, 1801
English (US) Asian Green Bee-eater
The Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) 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 orientalis
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Described by
- Latham, J, 1801
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Merops orientalis beludschicus
- Merops orientalis orientalis
- Merops orientalis ceylonicus
- Merops orientalis ferrugeiceps
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Latham, J, 1801
- Type locality
- India = Mahratta, ex Gen. Syn., Suppl. 2, p. 152, no. 7.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xxxiii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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