Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni(Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828)
English (US) Blue-bearded Bee-eater
The Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) 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
- Nyctyornis athertoni
- Family
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Nyctyornis athertoni athertoni
- Nyctyornis athertoni brevicaudatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Merops athertoni
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828)
- Type locality
- India = near Bangalore.
- Original description
- Illustrations of ornithology 2 pl.58,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red-throated Bee-eater
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Somali Bee-eater
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Böhm's Bee-eater
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Black Bee-eater
Merops gularis
Blue-headed Bee-eater
Merops muelleri
Blue-moustached Bee-eater
Merops mentalis
Blue-breasted Bee-eater
Merops variegatus
Little Bee-eater
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