Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Merops [variegatus, lafresnayii or oreobates] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other related concepts

• Merops [oreobates x variegatus] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bengali: নীরফুক ঳ুিআমচাযা
Bengali (transliteration): nīlabuka su'icōrā*
Catalan: Abellerol de pit blau
Czech: vlha modroprsá
Danish: Blåkravet Biæder
German: Blaubrustspint, Blaubrustspint [variegatus-Gruppe]
English: Blue-breasted Bee Eater, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Blue-breasted)
English, HBW: Blue-breasted Bee-eater
English (IOC): Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Blue-breasted)
English (Kenya): Blue-breasted Bee-eater
English (United States): Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Blue-breasted)
Esperanto: Blubrusta abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco de Pecho Azul, Abejaruco variegado, Abejaruco Variegado (grupo variegatus)
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco Variegado, Abejaruco variegado (grupo variegatus)
Estonian: soo-mesilasenäpp
Finnish: Savannimehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier à collier bleu
Croatian: plavoprsa pčelarica
Hungarian: kékmellű gyurgyalag
Italian: Gruccione pettazzurro, Gruccione pettoblu
Japanese (romaji): rurimunehachikui
Japanese: ルリムネハチクイ, ルリムネハチクイ（variegatus グループ）
Scientific: Melittophagus variegatus, Merops variegatus, Merops variegatus [variegatus Group], Merops variegatus variegatus
Lithuanian: Mėlynkrūtis bitininkas
Dutch: Blauwborstbijeneter
Norwegian: Blåbrystbieter, blåbrystbieter (variegatus gr.)
Polish: zolna niebieskopiersna, żołna niebieskopierśna, żołna niebieskopierśna [gr. variegatus]
Portuguese: Abelharuco-de-peito-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): abelharuco-de-peito-azul, abelharuco-de-peito-azul [grupo variegatus]
Russian: Синегрудая щурка, Синегрудая щурка [группа variegatus]
Slovak: včelárik modroprsý, včelárik modroprsý (skup.)
Slovenian: močvirski čebelar
Serbian: Plavogruda pčelarica
Swedish: Blåkragad biätare, blåkragad biätare [gruppen variegatus]
Swahili: Kerem Kidari-buluu
Turkish: Mavi Göğüslü Arıkuşu, Mavi göğüslü arıkuşu [variegatus grubu]
Tatar: күк түшле корташар
Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка синьовола
Chinese: 蓝胸蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional): 藍胸蜂虎