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merops persicus
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blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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blue-cheeked bee-eater
(
Merops persicus
)
Description
English: Plate 76.
Merops
Savignii. Black-capped
Bee-eater
.
This appears to be a synonym of M. persicus.
Date February 1821
Source
Zoological Illustrations
, Volume II.
Author
William Swainson
, F.R.S., F.L.S.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
Zoological_Illustrations
_Volume_II_Plate_76.jpg
The
blue-cheeked bee-eater
(
Merops persicus
) is a near passerine bird in the
bee-eater
family,
Meropidae
. The genus name
Merops
is Ancient Greek for "
bee-eater
", and persicus is Latin for "Persian". It breeds in Northern Africa, and the Middle East from eastern
Turkey
to Kazakhstan and India.
Comments
Guest
Scientific Name: Merops persicus Pallas, 1773
Common Names: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
French: Guêpier de Perse German: Blauwangenspint Spanish: Abejaruco persa
Taxonomy: Merops persica Pallas, 1773, shores of the Caspian Sea.
merops persicus
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