European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

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Subject:	European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
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Русский: Иллюстрация из энциклопедического словаря Брокгауза и Ефрона (1890—1907)
English: Illustration from Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890—1907) - European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster).
Date between 1890 and 1907, derivative work 2010-04-07 15:16 (UTC)
Author painter from Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merops_apiaster_from_Brockhaus_Efron.jpg

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".

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Scientific Name: Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 Common Names: European Bee-eater, Bee-eater French: Guêpier d’Europe German: Bienenfresser Spanish: Abejaruco europeo Taxonomy: Merops Apiaster Linnaeus, 1758, southern Europe.

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