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Black-headed Bee-eater
Merops breweri (Cassin, J 1859)
The black-headed bee-eater is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in forests in tropical Central and West Africa, its range including Angola, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Sudan. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Meropidae
Genus:
Merops
Scientific:
Merops breweri
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Meropidae
Genus:
Merops
Scientific:
Merops breweri
Original description
Citation:
(Cassin, J 1859)
Reference:
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
11 p.34
Protonym:
Meropogon Breweri
Type locality:
Ogobai River, Gaboon.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1652992
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
4A34E9CEBE1665FC
Avibase ID:
avibase-4A34E9CE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4A34E9CE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554651
Geographic range:
- Merops breweri: Coastal Gabon and locally along Congo River
Source: Clements checklist
Black-headed Bee-eater
Catalan:
Abellerol capnegre
Czech:
vlha černohlavá
Danish:
Sorthovedet Biæder
German:
Schwarzkopfspint
Spanish:
Abejaruco Cabecinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Abejaruco Cabecinegro
Finnish:
huppumehiläissyöjä
French:
Guêpier à tête noire
Croatian:
crnoglava pčelarica
Hungarian:
feketefejű gyurgyalag
Icelandic:
Vespusvelgur
Italian:
Gruccione testanera
Japanese (romaji):
zugurohachikui
Japanese:
ズグロハチクイ
Lithuanian:
Juodagalvis bitininkas
Dutch:
Zwartkopbijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarthovudbietar
Norwegian:
Svarthodebieter
Polish:
żołna czarnogłowa
Portuguese:
abelharuco-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
abelharuco-de-cabeça-preta
Russian:
Черноголовая щурка
Slovak:
včelárik kapucňový
Serbian:
Crnoglava pčelarica
Swedish:
svarthuvad biätare
Ukrainian:
Бджолоїдка чорноголова
Chinese:
黑头蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭蜂虎
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Guêpier à tête noire ( Merops breweri) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Guêpier à tête noire ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 1st edition: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements, version 2021: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements, version 2022: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements, version 2023: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 4th edition: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 6th edition: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements, version 2015: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements, version 2016: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements, version 2017: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements, version 2018: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Clements, version 2019: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 1.50: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 1.52: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 1.53: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 1.54: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 1.55: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 2015: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 2016: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 2017: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 2018: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 2019: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 2021: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 2022: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| eBird version 2023: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-headed Bee Eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-headed Bee Eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Bombylonax breweri |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Bombylonax breweri |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Bombylonax breweri |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Black-headed Bee-eater ( Merops breweri) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Merops breweri |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Merops breweri |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: কারাভাথা ুিআমচাযা
Bengali (transliteration): kālāmāthā su'icōrā*
Catalan: Abellerol capnegre
Czech: Vlha cernohlavá, vlha černohlavá
Danish: Sorthovedet Biæder
German: Schwarzkopfspint
English: Black headed Bee eater, Black-headed Bee Eater, Black-headed Bee-eater
English, HBW: Black-headed Bee-eater
English (IOC): Black-headed Bee-eater
English (United States): Black-headed Bee-eater
Esperanto: Nigrakapa abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco Cabecinegro, Abejaruco de Cabeza Negra
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco Cabecinegro
Spanish (HBW): Black-headed Bee-eater
Estonian: mustpea-mesilasenäpp
Finnish: Huppumehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier à tête noire
Croatian: crnoglava pčelarica
Hungarian: feketefejű gyurgyalag
Icelandic: Vespusvelgur
Italian: Gruccione testanera
Japanese (romaji): zugurohachikui
Japanese: ズグロハチクイ
Scientific: Bombylonax breweri, Meropogon Breweri, Merops breweri
Lithuanian: Juodagalvis bitininkas
Dutch: Zwartkopbijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarthovudbietar
Norwegian: Svarthodebieter
Polish: zolna czarnoglowa, żołna czarnogłowa
Portuguese: Abelharuco de cabeca preta, Abelharuco-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): abelharuco-de-cabeça-preta
Russian: Черноголовая щурка
Slovak: včelárik kapucňový
Slovenian: črnoglavi čebelar
Serbian: Crnoglava pčelarica
Swedish: Svarthuvad biätare
Swahili: Kerem Kichwa-cheusi
Turkish: Kara Başlı Arıkuşu
Tatar: кара башлы корташар
Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка чорноголова
Chinese: 黑头蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭蜂虎
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