The little bee-eater is a near passerine bird species in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. They are residents in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. They should not be confused with the little green bee-eater. Migration is limited to seasonal movements depending on rainfall patterns. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Müller, PLS 1776
Reference:
Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd.
Protonym:
Merops pusillus
Type locality:
Senegal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52710063#page/115/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
C0A68CA01963299C
Avibase ID:
avibase-C0A68CA0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C0A68CA0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554647
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Guêpier nain ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Guêpier nain ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Little Bee Eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Little Bee Eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Melittophagus pusillus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Melittophagus pusillus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Melittophagus pusillus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Little Bee-eater ( Merops pusillus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Merops pusillus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Merops pusillus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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