African Green Bee-eater
Merops viridissimusSwainson, WJ, 1837
English (US) African Green Bee-eater
The African Green Bee-eater (Merops viridissimus) 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 viridissimus
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Green Bee-eater
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Merops viridissimus viridissimus
- Merops viridissimus flavoviridis
- Merops viridissimus cleopatra
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1837
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 2 p.82
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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