The black bee-eater is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest where it is found at the edges of the rainforest and in secondary woodland. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Shaw, G 1798
Reference:
Nat. Miscellany
9 textpl.337
Protonym:
Merops gularis
Type locality:
Sierra Leone.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40319292
Avibase ID:
3B472CF590E4F346
Avibase ID:
avibase-3B472CF5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3B472CF5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554643
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Guêpier noir ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Guêpier noir ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Bee Eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Bee Eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Melittophagus gularis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Melittophagus gularis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Melittophagus gularis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Merops gularis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Merops gularis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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