Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Merops [orientalis, viridissimus or cyanophrys] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

• Merops [viridissimus or cyanophrys] (taxon group)
• Merops [viridissimus or cyanophrys] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Arabic: وروار أخضر صغير [viridissimus Group]
Bulgarian: Малък зелен пчелояд [Група viridissimus]
Catalan: Abellerol maragda africà
Czech: vlha indická [skupina viridissimus], vlha sahelská
Danish: Lille Grøn Biæder, Afrikansk [viridissimus Gruppe], Sahelbiæder
German: Afrikasmaragdspint, Smaragdspint [viridissimus-Gruppe], Smaragdspint-viridissimus
Greek: Νανομελισσοφάγος [viridissimus ομάδα], Νανομελισσοφάγος [viridissimus]
English: African Green Bee-eater, Green Bee-eater (Yellow-throated), Little Green Bee-eater [viridissimus or cleopatra]
English, HBW: African Green Bee-eater
English (IOC): African Green Bee-eater, Green Bee-eater (Yellow-throated)
English (United States): Green Bee-eater (Yellow-throated)
Esperanto: Afrika verda abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco Esmeralda (grupo viridissimus), Abejaruco esmeralda africano
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco esmeralda (grupo viridissimus), Abejaruco Esmeralda [viridissimus Group]
Spanish (HBW): Green Bee-eater (Yellow-throated)
Persian: زنبورخوار سبز [viridissimus Group]
French: Guêpier d'Orient (à gorge jaune), Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus or cleopatra], Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus ou cleopatra], Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus, cleopatra ou flavoviridis], Guêpier d'Orient [viridissimus], Guêpier vert
Hebrew: שרקרק גמדי (אפריקני)
Croatian: zelena pčelarica
Icelandic: Mýsvelgur [viridissimus hópur]
Japanese (romaji): midorihachikui (viridissimus guru-pu)
Japanese: ミドリハチクイ (viridissimus グループ), ミドリハチクイ（viridissimus グループ）
Scientific: Merops orientalis [viridissimus Group], Merops orientalis [viridissimus, cleopatra or flavoviridis], Merops orientalis viridissimus, Merops viridissimus, Merops viridissimus viridissimus
Lithuanian: Rytinis bitininkas [viridissimus grupė]
Dutch: Afrikaanse Kleine Groene Bijeneter, Kleine Groene Bijeneter (viridissimus groep)
Norwegian: beryllbieter (viridissimus gr.)
Polish: żołna szmaragdowa, żołna wschodnia [gr. viridissimus]
Portuguese: abelharuco-verde-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): abelharuco-verde [grupo viridissimus]
Russian: Изумрудная щурка [группа viridissimus]
Slovak: včelárik savanový, včelárik savanový (skup.)
Slovenian: Smaragdni čebelar [viridissmius]
Serbian: Mala zelena pčelarica [viridissimus grupa]
Swedish: grön dvärgbiätare [gruppen viridissimus], grön dvärgbiätare [viridissimus Group], sahelbiätare
Thai: นกจาบคาเล็ก (แอฟริกา)
Turkish: Küçük Yeşil Arıkuşu [viridissimus Grubu]
Ukrainian: бджолоїдка смарагдова
Chinese: 绿喉蜂虎 [viridissimus Group], 非洲绿喉蜂虎