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Boehm's Bee-eater
Merops boehmi Reichenow, A 1882
Böhm's bee-eater is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Meropidae
Genus:
Merops
Scientific:
Merops boehmi
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Meropidae
Genus:
Merops
Scientific:
Merops boehmi
Original description
Citation:
Reichenow, A 1882
Reference:
Orn. Centralblatt
7 p.62
Protonym:
Merops (Melittophagus) boehmi
Type locality:
Bumi, Tanganyika Territory.
Link:
https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Ornith-Centralblatt_7_I-LXVIII.pdf
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
302385236F22586B
Avibase ID:
avibase-30238523
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/30238523
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554655
Geographic range:
- Merops boehmi: Humid forests of se Africa (Malawi and adjacent countries)
Source: Clements checklist
Boehm's Bee-eater
Catalan:
Abellerol de Böhm
Czech:
vlha Boehmova
Danish:
Okkerhovedet Biæder
German:
Böhmspint
Spanish:
Abejaruco de Böhm
Spanish (Spain):
Abejaruco de Böhm
Finnish:
puistomehiläissyöjä
French:
Guêpier de Böhm
Croatian:
cimetastoglava pčelarica
Hungarian:
Böhm-gyurgyalag
Italian:
Gruccione di Böhm
Japanese (romaji):
zuakahachikui
Japanese:
ズアカハチクイ
Lithuanian:
Bomo bitininkas
Dutch:
Böhms Bijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunhovudbietar
Norwegian:
Brunhodebieter
Polish:
żołna rudogłowa
Portuguese:
abelharuco-de-böhm
Portuguese (Portugal):
abelharuco-de-böhm
Russian:
Рыжеголовая щурка
Slovak:
včelárik hrdzavohlavý
Serbian:
Bemova pčelarica
Swedish:
Böhms biätare
Ukrainian:
Бджолоїдка рудоголова
Chinese:
蓝领蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional):
藍領蜂虎
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Guêpier de Böhm ( Merops boehmi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Guêpier de Böhm ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 1st edition: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements, version 2021: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements, version 2022: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements, version 2023: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 4th edition: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 6th edition: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements, version 2015: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements, version 2016: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements, version 2017: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements, version 2018: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Clements, version 2019: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 1.50: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 1.52: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 1.53: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 1.54: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 1.55: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 2015: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 2016: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 2017: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 2018: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 2019: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 2021: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 2022: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| eBird version 2023: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Boehm's Bee Eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Boehm's Bee Eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Aerops boehmi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aerops boehmi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aerops boehmi |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Boehm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Böhm's Bee-eater ( Merops boehmi) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Merops boehmi |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Merops boehmi |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Roeskopbyvreter
Catalan: Abellerol de Böhm
Czech: vlha Boehmova, Vlha Böhmova
Danish: Okkerhovedet Biæder
German: Böhmspint, Böhm-Spint
English: Boehm's Bee Eater, Boehm's Bee-eater, Boehms Bee-eater, Bohm's Bee-eater, Böhm's Bee-eater
English, HBW: Böhm's Bee-eater
English (IOC): Böhm's Bee-eater
English (United States): Böhm's Bee-eater
Esperanto: Boemia abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco de Boehm, Abejaruco de Böhm
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco de Böhm
Spanish (HBW): Böhm's Bee-eater
Estonian: ruugepea-mesilasenäpp
Finnish: Puistomehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier de Boehm, Guêpier de Bohm, Guêpier de Böhm
Croatian: cimetastoglava pčelarica
Hungarian: Böhm-gyurgyalag
Italian: Gruccione di Boehm, Gruccione di Bohem, Gruccione di Böhm
Japanese (romaji): zuakahachikui
Japanese: ズアカハチクイ
Scientific: Aerops boehmi, Merops (Melittophagus) boehmi, Merops boehmi
Lithuanian: Bomo bitininkas
Dutch: Böhm-bijeneter, Böhms Bijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunhovudbietar
Norwegian: Brunhodebieter
Polish: zolna rudoglowa, żołna rudogłowa
Portuguese: Abelharuco de Böhm, Abelharuco-de-Boehm., Abelharuco-de-böhm
Portuguese (Portugal): abelharuco-de-böhm
Russian: Бёмова щурка, Рыжеголовая щурка
Slovak: včelárik hrdzavohlavý
Slovenian: rjasti čebelar
Serbian: Bemova pčelarica
Swedish: Böhms biätare
Swahili: Kerem wa Bšhm
Turkish: Boehm Arıkuşu
Tatar: Бѐм корташары
Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка рудоголова
Chinese: 蓝领蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional): 藍領蜂虎
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