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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Azerbaijani: göyqurşağı qızlarquşu
Catalan: Abellerol irisat
Czech: Vlha ozdobná
Danish: Regnbuebiæder
German: Regenbogenspint
English: Australian Bee Eater, Australian Bee-eater, Berrin-berrin, Black-tailed Bee-eater, Gold Digger, Gold Miner, Golden Merops, Golden Swallow, Needlebeak, Pintail, Pintail Sandpiper, Pin-tailed Bee-eater, Rainbow Bee eater, Rainbow Bee-eater, Rainbow Bird, Spinetail
English, HBW: Rainbow Bee-eater
English (IOC): Rainbow Bee-eater
English (United States): Rainbow Bee-eater
Esperanto: Ĉielarka abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco Arco Iris, Abejaruco Australiano
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco Australiano
Spanish (HBW): Rainbow Bee-eater
Estonian: austraalia mesilasenäpp
Finnish: Australianmehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier arc-en-ciel
Croatian: crnorepa pčelarica
Hungarian: feketefarkú gyurgyalag
Indonesian: Kirikkirik Australia, Kirik-kirik australia
Icelandic: Skrautsvelgur
Italian: Gruccione iridato, Gruccione ornato australiano
Japanese (romaji): hachikui, hachi-kui
Japanese: ハチクイ
Japanese (Kanji): 蜂喰
Scientific: Merops lewini, Merops melanurus, Merops ornatus, Merops ornatus Lath. var. sumbaensis?, Merops ornatus shortridgei, Merops tenuipennis, Merops thouini, Merops thouini
Lithuanian: Vaivorykštinis bitininkas
Latvian: varavīksnes bišķērājs
Dutch: Australische Bijeneter, Regenboogbijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Regnbogebietar
Norwegian: Regnbuebieter
Polish: zolna teczowa, żołna tęczowa
Pinyin: cǎihóng fēng-hǔ, hóngcǎi fēng-hǔ
Portuguese: Abelharuco-colorido
Portuguese (Portugal): Abelharuco-arco-íris, abelharuco-australiano
Russian: Радужеая щурка, Радужная щурка
Slovak: Včelárik ozdobný
Slovenian: avstralski čebelar
Serbian: Dugina pčelarica
Swedish: Regnbågsbiätare
Turkish: Gökkuşağı Arıkuşu
Tatar: төрле төсле корташар
Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка райдужна
Chinese: 彩虹蜂虎, 虹彩蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional): 彩虹蜂虎, 虹彩蜂虎
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 彩虹蜂虎
Chinese (Taiwan): 彩虹蜂虎