Merops apiaster
Date 1772-1829
Artist Creator:Krüger jun.
Source/Photographer Herrn von Buffons Naturgeschichte der Vögel, XXI p. 267
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The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and apiaster is Latin, also meaning "bee-eater", from apis, "bee".
