Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Merops [viridis or americanus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023) (v.1) Clements, version 2021 (v.1) Clements, version 2022 (v.1) Clements, version 2023 (v.1) Clements 5th edition (as published) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (v.1) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions) (v.1) Clements, version 2015 (v.1) Clements, version 2016 (v.1) Clements, version 2017 (v.1) Clements, version 2018 (v.1) Clements, version 2019 (v.1) eBird version 1.53 (v.1) eBird version 1.54 (v.1) eBird version 1.55 (v.1) eBird version 2015 (v.1) eBird version 2016 (v.1) eBird version 2017 (v.1) eBird version 2018 (v.1) eBird version 2019 (v.1) eBird version 2021 (v.1) eBird version 2022 (v.1) eBird version 2023 (v.1) Howard and Moore 2nd edition (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd 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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bengali: নীরগরা ঳ুিআমচাযা
Bengali (transliteration): nīlagalā su'icōrā*
Catalan: Abellerol golablau
Czech: vlha malajská
Danish: Brunnakket Biæder
German: Malaienspint
English: Blue-throated Bee-eater, Blue-throated Bee-eater (nominate), Chestnut-headed Bee eater
English, HBW: Blue-throated Bee-eater
English (IOC): Blue-throated Bee-eater (Blue-throated)
English (Philippines): Indochinese Blue-throated Bee-eater
English (United States): Blue-throated Bee-eater
Esperanto: Blugorĝa abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco de Garganta Azul, Abejaruco gorjiazul
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco Gorjiazul
Spanish (HBW): Blue-throated Bee-eater
Estonian: lasuurkurk-mesilasenäpp
Finnish: indonesianmehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier à gorge bleue, Guêpier à gorge bleue (nominal), Guêpier à gorge bleue (nominale), Guêpier à gorge bleue (race nominale), Guêpier à gorge bleue (viridis)
Croatian: plavogrla pčelarica
Hungarian: kéktorkú gyurgyalag
Indonesian: Burung Kirik-kirik Biru, Kirikkirik Biru, Kirik-kirik Biru
Italian: Gruccione golazzurra, Gruccione testacastana orientale
Japanese (romaji): ruri-nodo hachi-kui, rurinodohachikui
Japanese: ルリノドハチクイ
Japanese (Kanji): 琉璃喉蜂喰, 瑠璃喉蜂喰
Scientific: Merops Sumatranus, Merops sumatranus coeligenus, Merops viridis, Merops viridis viridis
Lithuanian: Mėlynkaklis bitininkas
Malayalam: നീലകണ്ഠൻ വേലിത്തത്ത
Malay: Burung Beberek Leher Biru, Burung Berek-berek Pirus, Burung Berek-berek Tadah Hujan
Dutch: Maleise Bijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jadebietar
Norwegian: Jadebieter
Polish: zolna modrogardla, żołna modrogardła
Pinyin: lán-hóu fēng-hǔ, lì-tóu fēng-hǔ, shí-fēng-niǎo
Portuguese: Abelharuco-de-garganta-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): abelharuco-de-garganta-azul
Russian: Малайская щурка
Slovak: včelárik modrohrdlý
Slovenian: malajski čebelar
Serbian: Plavogrla pčelarica
Swedish: Blåstrupig biätare, blåstrupig biätare (viridis)
Thai: นกคับคาคอสีฟ้า, นกจาบคาคอสีฟ้า
Thai (Transliteration): nók càap-kʰaa kʰoaa-sĭi-fáa, nók kʰáp-kʰaa kʰoaa-sĭi-fáa
Turkish: Mavi boğazlı arıkuşu
Tatar: Малайя корташары
Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка синьогорла
Vietnamese: Chim Trảu họng xanh, Trảu họng xanh
Chinese: 栗头蜂虎, 蓝喉蜂虎, 食峰鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 栗頭蜂虎, 藍喉蜂虎, 食蜂鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 藍喉蜂虎
Chinese (Taiwan): 蓝喉蜂虎