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Black Bee-eater

Merops gularis Shaw, G 1798

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




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Meropidae
Genus:
   Merops
Scientific:
  Merops gularis


Original description

Citation:
  Shaw, G 1798

Reference:
   Nat. Miscellany 9 textpl.337

Protonym:
  Merops gularis

Type locality:
  Sierra Leone.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40319292


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3B472CF590E4F346

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3B472CF5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3B472CF5


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554643

Geographic range:

  • Merops gularis gularis: Rainforests of Sierra Leone to Nigeria (Cross River)
  • Merops gularis australis: Nigeria (Cross River) to Uganda and n Angola
English:
Black Bee-eater
Catalan:
Abellerol negre
Czech:
vlha sametová
Danish:
Sort Biæder
German:
Purpurspint
Spanish:
Abejaruco Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Abejaruco Negro
Finnish:
mustamehiläissyöjä
French:
Guêpier noir
Croatian:
crnoleđa pčelarica
Hungarian:
bársonyos gyurgyalag
Italian:
Gruccione nero
Japanese (romaji):
kurohachikui
Japanese:
クロハチクイ
Lithuanian:
Juodasis bitininkas
Dutch:
Zwarte Bijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartbietar
Norwegian:
Svartbieter
Polish:
żołna czarna
Portuguese:
Abelharuco-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
abelharuco-preto
Russian:
Чёрная щурка
Slovak:
včelárik čierny
Serbian:
Crna pčelarica
Swedish:
svart biätare
Ukrainian:
Бджолоїдка чорна
Chinese:
黑蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional):
黑蜂虎


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Black Bee-eater ( Merops gularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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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:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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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):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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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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Bengali: কারা ঳ুিআমচাযা
Bengali (transliteration): kālā su'icōrā*
Catalan: Abellerol negre
Czech: Vlha sametová
Danish: Sort Biæder
German: Purpurspint, Samtspint
English: Black Bee Eater, Black Bee-eater
English, HBW: Black Bee-eater
English (IOC): Black Bee-eater
English (United States): Black Bee-eater
Esperanto: Nigra abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco Negro
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco Negro
Spanish (HBW): Black Bee-eater
Estonian: must-mesilasenäpp
Finnish: Mustamehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier noir
Croatian: crnoleđa pčelarica
Hungarian: bársonyos gyurgyalag
Italian: Gruccione nero
Japanese (romaji): kurohachikui
Japanese: クロハチクイ
Scientific: Melittophagus gularis, Merops gularis, Merops gularis gularis
Lithuanian: Juodasis bitininkas
Dutch: Zwarte Bijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartbietar
Norwegian: Svartbieter
Polish: zolna czarna, żołna czarna
Portuguese: Abelharuco-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): abelharuco-preto
Russian: Чёрная щурка
Slovak: Včelárik čierny
Slovenian: črni čebelar
Serbian: Crna pčelarica
Swedish: Svart biätare
Swahili: Kerem Mweusi
Turkish: Kara Arıkuşu
Tatar: кара корташар
Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка чорна
Chinese: 黑蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional): 黑蜂虎

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