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

Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MeropsLinnaeus, 1758accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: babili; babilja; bletorja e verdhë; bregca; brojca; griklla; peligorga; zarigoga sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Bokmål (Norwegian): bieter sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Bulgarian: Пчелояд sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Danish: biæder sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: bijeneter sources: Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp.
 English: bee-eater; European bee-eater sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: Bee-eater; European Bee-eater sources: Charles Hussey
 French: guêpier d'Europe sources: Avibase - the world bird database
 German: Bienenfresser sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Ευρωπαϊκός Μελισσοφάγος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Israel (Hebrew): שרקרק מצוי sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: bitininkas sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: bieter sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: bieter sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 117
 Norwegian Nynorsk: bietar sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 117
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): bietar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: żołna sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Romanian: prigorie sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: золотистая щурка; или пчелоедка sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: čebelar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: abejaruco común; abejaruco europeo sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: biätare sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: arikusu; arıkuşu sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка; бджолоїдка звичайна sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Welsh: gwybedog y gwenyn

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

basis of record

Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (32 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (847 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758. 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:426232

Drs Cees Roselaar. Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=97085

Image

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, not brackish, not fresh, terrestrial

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2011-04-27 by Drs Cees Roselaar & by Peter Adriaens

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