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Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
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Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Coraciiformes
family
Meropidae
genus
Merops
species
Merops apiaster

Name

Homonyms
Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Abejaruco Común in Spanish
Abejaruco europeo in Spanish
Abejaruco europeo in Spanish
Abejaruco europeo in Spanish
Abelharuco-comum in Portuguese
Bee-eater in English
Beiefrësser in Luxembourgish
Bienenfresser in German
Bienenfresser in German
Bienenfresser in German
Bienenfresser in German
Bieter in Norwegian
Bijeneter in Dutch
Bijeneter in Dutch
Biätare in Swedish
Biæder in Danish
Biæder in Danish
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European bee eater in English
European bee-eater in English
European bee-eater in language.
Europese Byvreter in Afrikaans
Gruccione in Italian
Gruccione in Italian
Guêpier d'Europe in French
Guêpier d'Europe in French
Guêpier d'Europe in French
Guêpier d'Europe in French
Gyurgyalag in Hungarian
Mehiläissyöjä in Finnish
Vlha pestrá in Czech
abelharuco-comum in Portuguese
abelharuco-comum in Portuguese
abelharuco-comum in Portuguese
abellerol comú in Catalan–Valencian
bee-eater, european bee-eater in English
bijeneter in Dutch
biätare in Swedish
bišu dzenis in Latvian
europinis bitininkas in Lithuanian
guêpier deurope in French
gyurgyalag in Hungarian
mehiläissyöjä in Finnish
mesilasenäpp in Estonian

Bibliographic References

  1. Bilal Dik,Azzam El-Ahmed,Mohamed Gamal El-Den Nasser,Mohammed Shobrak: First records of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera) associated with European Bee Eater (<i>Merops apiaster</i>) in Saudi Arabia http://phthiraptera.info/node/68764
  2. Dickinson, E. C., and J. V. Remsen Jr., eds., 2013: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 4th Edition, Vol. 1 Non-passerines. l + 461.
  3. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  4. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 4 Addition to the Official Lists and Official Indexes of certain scientific names and of the titles of certain books dealt with in Opinions 134 ? 160, exclusive of Opinion 149.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2(53), 629-652 (1954)
  5. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  6. Lorgé P., C. Redel, E. Kirsch, K. Kieffer. Die Rote Liste der Brutvögel Luxemburgs. 2019 Centrale Ornithologique Luxembourg https://www.naturemwelt.lu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Rote-Liste-pL-09-2019.pdf
  7. Peters, James Lee, 1945: null. Check-list of Birds of the World, vol. 5. xi + 306.
  8. Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp.
  9. SOF (2004-03-15 23:00:00) Lista över svenska fåglar bearbetad av Oskar Kindvall baserat på excelfil från SOF (http://www.sofnet.org).
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