Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Coraciiformes > Family Meropidae > Genus Merops

Merops persicus Pallas, 1773

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MeropsLinnaeus, 1758accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): blåkinnbieter sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Bulgarian: Зелен пчелояд sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Danish: grøn biæder sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: groene bijeneter sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: blue-cheeked bee-eater sources: Fry, C.H., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.
 English-United States: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater sources: Charles Hussey
 French: guêpier de Perse sources: Avibase - the world bird database
 German: Blauwangenspint sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Πράσινος μελισσοφάγος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: mėlynskruostis bitininkas sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: blåkinnbieter sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: blåkinnbieter sources: Reise Versch. Provin. Russ. Reichs 2 p. 708
 Norwegian Nynorsk: blåkinnbietar sources: Reise Versch. Provin. Russ. Reichs 2 p. 708
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): blåkinnbietar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: żołna modrolica sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: зелёная; или персидская щурка sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: zeleni čebelar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: abejaruco persa sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: grön biätare sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: yesil arikusu; yeşil arıkuşu sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка зелена; Зелена щурка

Literature

basis of record

Fry, C.H., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (134 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Merops persicus Pallas, 1773. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212740

Drs Cees Roselaar. Merops persicus Pallas, 1773. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=97084

Image

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, not brackish

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212740
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:97084

Last modified

2011-04-08 by Drs Cees Roselaar & by Peter Adriaens

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