Arabian/Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops [orientalis or cyanophrys] (= Merops orientalis) Latham, J 1801
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Meropidae
Genus:
Merops
Scientific:
Merops orientalis
Original description
Citation:
Latham, J 1801
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Merops orientalis
Type locality:
India = Mahratta, ex Gen. Syn., Suppl. 2, p. 152, no. 7.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/39/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
51E4CDAF4DD4817E
Avibase ID:
avibase-51E4CDAF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/51E4CDAF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554654
Asian or Arabian Green Bee-eater
Afrikaans:
Arabiese/Asiatiese Groenbyvreter
Bulgarian:
Арабски / Азиатски малък зелен пчелояд
Catalan:
abellerol maragda d'Aràbia/oriental
Czech:
vlha arabská/indická
Danish:
Hijazbiæder/Lille Grøn Biæder
German:
Blaukehl-/Bronzescheitel-Smaragdspint
Greek:
Αραβικός/Ασιατικός Νανομελισσοφάγος
Spanish:
Abejaruco Esmeralda Árabe/Esmeralda Oriental
Spanish (Spain):
Abejaruco esmeralda árabe/esmeralda oriental
Estonian:
araabia mesilasenäpp/väike-mesilasenäpp
Finnish:
arabianmehiläissyöjä/pikkumehiläissyöjä
French:
Guêpier d'Orient ou G. à sourcils bleus
Croatian:
arabijska/smaragdna pčelarica
Dutch:
Arabische/Indische groene bijeneter
Norwegian:
safirbieter/beryllbieter
Polish:
żołna niebieskolica/wschodnia
Slovak:
včelárik arabský/východný
Slovenian:
Arabski/Azijski smaragdni čebelar
Serbian:
Arabijska zelena pčelarica/azijska zelena pčelarica
Swedish:
arabisk biätare/orientbiätare
Turkish:
Arabistan/Asya Yeşil Arıkuşu
Ukrainian:
Бджолоїдка синьоброва/мала
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Asian or Arabian Green Bee-eater ( Merops [orientalis or cyanophrys]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Asian or Arabian Green Bee-eater ( Merops [orientalis or cyanophrys]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Asian or Arabian Green Bee-eater ( Merops [orientalis or cyanophrys]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Asian or Arabian Green Bee-eater ( Merops [orientalis or cyanophrys]) |
| eBird version 2022: Arabian/Asian Green Bee-eater ( Merops cyanophrys/orientalis) |
| eBird version 2023: Arabian/Asian Green Bee-eater ( Merops cyanophrys/orientalis) |
| eBird version 2024: Arabian/Asian Green Bee-eater ( Merops cyanophrys/orientalis) |
| eBird version 2025: Arabian/Asian Green Bee-eater ( Merops cyanophrys/orientalis) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Merops [orientalis, viridissimus or cyanophrys]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Arabiese/Asiatiese Groenbyvreter
Bulgarian: Арабски / Азиатски малък зелен пчелояд
Catalan: abellerol maragda d'Aràbia/oriental
Czech: vlha arabská/indická
Danish: Hijazbiæder/Lille Grøn Biæder
German: Blaukehl-/Bronzescheitel-Smaragdspint
Greek: Αραβικός/Ασιατικός Νανομελισσοφάγος
English: Arabian/Asian Green Bee-eater, Asian or Arabian Green Bee-eater
[ENAV]: Arabian/Asian Green Bee-eater
English, HBW: Arabian/Asian Green Bee-eater
English (IOC): Arabian/Asian Green Bee-eater
English (United States): Arabian/Asian Green Bee-eater
Spanish: Abejaruco Esmeralda Árabe/Esmeralda Oriental
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco esmeralda árabe/esmeralda oriental
Estonian: araabia mesilasenäpp/väike-mesilasenäpp
Finnish: arabianmehiläissyöjä/pikkumehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier d'Orient, Guêpier d'Orient ou G. à sourcils bleus
French (Guyane): Guêpier à sourcils bleus ou G. d'Orient
Croatian: arabijska/smaragdna pčelarica
Scientific: Merops [orientalis or cyanophrys], Merops cyanophrys/orientalis, Merops orientalis
Dutch: Arabische/Indische groene bijeneter
Norwegian: safirbieter/beryllbieter
Polish: żołna niebieskolica/wschodnia
Slovak: včelárik arabský/východný
Slovenian: Arabski/Azijski smaragdni čebelar
Serbian: Arabijska zelena pčelarica/azijska zelena pčelarica
Swedish: arabisk biätare/orientbiätare
Turkish: Arabistan/Asya Yeşil Arıkuşu
Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка синьоброва/мала
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