Somali Bee-eater
Merops revoiliiOustalet, J-FÉ, 1882
English (US) Somali Bee-eater
The Somali Bee-eater (Merops revoilii) 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: arid thornscrub of eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, and KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Merops revoilii
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Somali Bee-eater
- Described by
- Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1882
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Merops Revoilii
- Described by
- Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1882
- Type locality
- Somaliland.
- Original description
- Faune et Flore des Pays Çomalis (Afrique Orientale) p.5 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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