Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Arabic: الوروار الأخضر الصغير, وروار أخضر صغير [orientalis Group]
Bulgarian: Малък зелен пчелояд, Малък зелен пчелояд [Група orientalis]
Bengali: সবুজ সুইচোরা
Catalan: Abellerol maragda, Abellerol maragda oriental
Czech: vlha indická, vlha indická [skupina orientalis], vlha proměnlivá
Danish: Lille Grøn Biæder, Lille Grøn Biæder, Asiatisk [orientalis Gruppe]
German: Asiensmaragdspint, Smaragdspint, Smaragdspint [orientalis-Gruppe]
Greek: Νανομελισσοφάγος, Νανομελισσοφάγος [orientalis ομάδα], Νανομελισσοφάγος [orientalis]
English: Asian Green Bee-eater, Asian Green Bee-eater [orientalis], Green Bee-eater, Green Bee-eater (Russet-crowned), Little green bee eater, Little Green Bee-eater, Little Green Bee-eater [nominate], Little Green Bee-eater [orientalis]
English, HBW: Asian Green Bee-eater
English (IOC): Asian Green Bee-eater, Green Bee-eater (Russet-crowned)
English (United States): Green Bee-eater (Russet-crowned)
Esperanto: Malgranda verda abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco Esmeralda, Abejaruco Esmeralda (grupo orientalis), Abejaruco esmeralda oriental
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco esmeralda (grupo orientalis), Abejaruco Esmeralda [orientalis Group]
Spanish (HBW): Green Bee-eater (Russet-crowned)
Estonian: väike-mesilasenäpp
Persian: زنبورخوار سبز, زنبورخوار سبز [orientalis Group]
Finnish: pikkumehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier d’Orient, Guêpier d'Orient, Guêpier d'Orient (à couronne rousse), Guêpier d'Orient [nominal], Guêpier d'Orient [orientalis]
Hebrew: שרקרק גמדי, שרקרק גמדי (אסייתי)
Croatian: smaragdna pčelarica
Hungarian: smaragdgyurgyalag, Smaragdgyurgyalag [orientalis csoport]
Icelandic: Mýsvelgur, Mýsvelgur [orientalis hópur]
Italian: Gruccione verde piccolo
Japanese (romaji): midori hachi-kui, midorihachikui, midorihachikui (orientalis guru-pu)
Japanese: ミドリハチクイ, ミドリハチクイ (orientalis グループ), ミドリハチクイ（orientalis グループ）
Japanese (Kanji): 緑蜂喰
Scientific: Merops orientalis, Merops orientalis [orientalis Group], Merops orientalis [orientalis], Merops orientalis orientalis
Lithuanian: Rytinis bitininkas, Rytinis bitininkas [orientalis grupė]
Latvian: zaļais bišķērājs
Malayalam: നാട്ടുവേലിത്തത്ത 
Nepali: मुरलीचरा
Dutch: Aziatische Kleine Groene Bijeneter, Kleine Groene Bijeneter, Kleine Groene Bijeneter (orientalis groep)
Norwegian: Beryllbieter, beryllbieter (orientalis gr.)
Polish: zolna wschodnia, żołna wschodnia, żołna wschodnia [gr. orientalis]
Pinyin: lǜ-hóu fēng-hǔ
Portuguese: Abelharuco-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): abelharuco-verde [grupo orientalis], abelharuco-verde-asiático
Russian: Зеленая щурка, Изумрудная щурка [группа orientalis], Малая зелёная щурка
Northern Sami: Uhcauvloborri
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Punchi Binguharaya
Slovak: vcelárik východný, včelárik východný, včelárik východný (skup.)
Slovenian: smaragdni čebelar, Smaragdni čebelar [orientalis]
Serbian: Mala zelena pčelarica, Mala zelena pčelarica [orientalis grupa]
Swedish: Grön dvärgbiätare, grön dvärgbiätare [gruppen orientalis], grön dvärgbiätare [orientalis Group]
Swahili: Kerem Kijani
Tamil: Pachai Panchuruttan
Thai: นกจาบคาเล็ก, นกคับคาเล็ก, นกจาบคาเล็ก, นกจาบคาเล็ก (ตะวันออก)
Thai (Transliteration): nók càap-kʰaa lék, nók kʰáp-kʰaa lék
Turkish: Küçük Yeşil Arıkuşu, Küçük Yeşil Arıkuşu [orientalis Grubu]
Ukrainian: бджолоїдка мала
Vietnamese: Chim Trảu đầu hung
Chinese: 绿喉蜂虎, 绿喉蜂虎（棕头）
Chinese (Traditional): 綠喉蜂虎, 绿喉蜂虎（棕头）