European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

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Subject:	European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
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Description
Merops apiaster (Bee eater)
Date 1837
Source Birds of Europe vol. 2 pl. 9
Author John Gould https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/John_Gould
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MeropsApiasterGould.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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