Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Merops [variegatus, lafresnayii or oreobates]

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Abellerol de pit blau
Czech: Vlha modroprsá
Danish: Blåkravet Biæder
German: Blaubrustspint
English: Blue breasted Bee eater, Blue-breasted Bee Eater, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Blue-breasted or Ethiopian Bee-eater, White-cheeked Bee-eater
English, HBW: Blue-breasted/Ethiopian Bee-eater
English (IOC): Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Blue-breasted/Ethiopian Bee-eater
English (Kenya): Blue-breasted Bee-eater
English (United States): Blue-breasted Bee-eater
Esperanto: Blubrusta abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco de Pecho Azul, Abejaruco Pechiazul, Abejaruco variegado
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco Variegado
Spanish (HBW): Blue-breasted Bee-eater
Estonian: soo-mesilasenäpp
Finnish: Savannimehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier à collier bleu, Guêpier à collier bleu ou G. de Lafresnaye
Croatian: plavoprsa pčelarica
Hungarian: kékmellű gyurgyalag
Italian: Gruccione pettazzurro, Gruccione pettoblu
Japanese (romaji): rurimunehachikui
Japanese: ルリムネハチクイ
Scientific: Merops [variegatus or lafresnayii], Merops variegatus, Merops variegatus variegatus
Lithuanian: Mėlynkrūtis bitininkas
Dutch: Blauwborstbijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåbrystbietar
Norwegian: Blåbrystbieter
Polish: zolna niebieskopiersna, żołna niebieskopierśna
Portuguese: Abelharuco-de-peito-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): abelharuco-de-peito-azul
Russian: Синегрудая щурка
Slovak: včelárik modroprsý
Slovenian: močvirski čebelar
Serbian: Plavogruda pčelarica
Swedish: Blåkragad biätare
Swahili: Kerem Kidari-buluu
Turkish: Mavi Göğüslü Arıkuşu
Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка синьовола
Chinese: 蓝胸蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional): 藍胸蜂虎