Blue-breasted Bee-eater
Merops variegatusVieillot, LJP, 1817
English (US) Blue-breasted Bee-eater
The Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus) 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 variegatus
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Merops variegatus loringi
- Merops variegatus variegatus
- Merops variegatus bangweoloensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
- Type locality
- Malimbe, Portuguese Congo.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 14 p.25
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Merops bulocki
Somali Bee-eater
Merops revoilii
Böhm's Bee-eater
Merops boehmi
Black Bee-eater
Merops gularis
Blue-headed Bee-eater
Merops muelleri
Blue-moustached Bee-eater
Merops mentalis
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineus
Ethiopian Bee-eater
Merops lafresnayii
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Rosy Bee-eater
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