Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

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Related taxa

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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 edition (incl. corrigenda 7) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8) (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2) (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018) (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, 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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Abellerol capblau occidental
Czech: vlha modrohlavá
Danish: Blåskægget Biæder
German: Türkisbartspint
English: Blue-moustached Bee-eater, Upper Guinea Blue-headed Bee-eater
English, HBW: Blue-moustached Bee-eater
English (IOC): Blue-moustached Bee-eater
English (United States): Blue-moustached Bee-eater
Spanish: Abejaruco cabeciazul occidental
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco Cabeciazul Occidental
Spanish (HBW): Blue-moustached Bee-eater
Finnish: indigomehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier à moustaches, Guêpier à moustaches bleues, Guêpier à tête bleue, Guêpier à tête bleue (mentalis)
Croatian: plava pčelarica
Japanese (romaji): aohigehachikui
Japanese: アオヒゲハチクイ
Scientific: Melittophagus muelleri mentalis, Melittophagus mülleri mentalis, Merops marionensis, Merops marionis, Merops mentalis, Merops muelleri marionis, Merops muelleri mentalis, Merops muelleri northcotti, Merops northcotti
Dutch: Blauwsnorbijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Lazulibietar
Norwegian: Lazulibieter
Polish: żółna maskowa
Portuguese: abelharuco-de-bigodes
Portuguese (Portugal): abelharuco-de-bigodes
Russian: Синеусая щурка
Slovak: včelárik zafírový
Slovenian: modrobrki čebelar
Serbian: Pčelarica plavih brkova
Swedish: mustaschbiätare
Turkish: Çivit rengi arıkuşu
Tatar: күк колаклы корташар
Ukrainian: бджолоїдка кобальтогруда
Chinese: 蓝须蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional): 藍髭蜂虎