Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicusPallas, PS, 1773
English (US) Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) 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 persicus
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Described by
- Pallas, PS, 1773
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Merops persicus persicus
- Merops persicus chrysocercus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Merops persica
- Described by
- Pallas, PS, 1773
- Type locality
- Shores of the Caspian Sea.
- Original description
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 2 p.708
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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