Olive Bee-eater
Merops superciliosusLinnaeus, C, 1766
English (US) Olive Bee-eater
The Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) 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 superciliosus
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olive Bee-eater
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Merops superciliosus superciliosus
- Merops superciliosus alternans
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.183
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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