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European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
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European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
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European bee-eater
(
Merops apiaster
)
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:
Merops
ApiasterGould.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".
Comments
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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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