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Red-throated Bee-eater

Merops bulocki Vieillot, LJP 1817

The red-throated bee-eater is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. This species is found in tropical Africa, in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. It has a wide range and large total population, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Meropidae
Genus:
   Merops
Scientific:
  Merops bulocki


Original description

Citation:
  Vieillot, LJP 1817

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 14 p.13

Protonym:
  Merops Bulocki

Type locality:
  Senegal.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18058975


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E6DC5DA11534CBD6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E6DC5DA1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E6DC5DA1


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554645

Geographic range:

  • Merops bulocki bulocki: Senegambia to Chad (Chari River) and Central African Republic
  • Merops bulocki frenatus: sub-Saharan Sudan and adjacent Democratic Republic of the Congo to northwestern Uganda and western Ethiopia
English:
Red-throated Bee-eater
Catalan:
Abellerol gola-roig
Czech:
vlha zelenočelá
Danish:
Rødstrubet Biæder
German:
Rotkehlspint
Spanish:
Abejaruco gorjirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Abejaruco Gorjirrojo
Finnish:
rotkomehiläissyöjä
French:
Guêpier à gorge rouge
Croatian:
crvenogrla pčelarica
Hungarian:
vöröstorkú gyurgyalag
Icelandic:
Rindilsvelgur
Italian:
Gruccione golarossa
Japanese (romaji):
akanodohachikui
Japanese:
アカノドハチクイ
Lithuanian:
raudongurklis bitininkas
Dutch:
Roodkeelbijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudstrupebietar
Norwegian:
Rødstrupebieter
Polish:
żołna czerwonogardła
Portuguese:
Abelharuco-verde-e-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):
Abelharuco-de-garganta-vermelha
Russian:
Красногорлая щурка
Slovak:
včelárik zelenočelý
Serbian:
Crvenogrla pčelarica
Swedish:
rödstrupig biätare
Ukrainian:
Бджолоїдка червоногорла
Chinese:
赤喉蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional):
赤喉蜂虎


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Guêpier à gorge rouge ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Guêpier à gorge rouge ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Red-throated Bee Eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Red-throated Bee Eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bullocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Melittophagus bulocki [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melittophagus bulocki [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Melittophagus bulocki [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Red-throated Bee-eater ( Merops bulocki) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Merops bulocki [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Merops bulocki [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: রারগরা ঳ুিআমচাযা
Bengali (transliteration): lālagalā su'icōrā*
Catalan: Abellerol gola-roig
Czech: vlha xelenočelá, Vlha zelenocelá, vlha zelenočelá
Danish: Rødstrubet Biæder
German: Grünstirnspint, Grünstirnstirnspint, Rotkehlspint
English: Red throated Bee eater, Red-throated Bee Eater, Red-throated Bee-eater
English, HBW: Red-throated Bee-eater
English (IOC): Red-throated Bee-eater
English (United States): Red-throated Bee-eater
Esperanto: Ruĝgorĝa abelmanĝulo
Spanish: Abejaruco de Garganta Roja, Abejaruco Gorgirrojo, Abejaruco gorjirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Abejaruco Gorjirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-throated Bee-eater
Estonian: savanni-mesilasenäpp
Finnish: Rotkomehiläissyöjä
French: Guêpier à gorge rouge
Croatian: crvenogrla pčelarica
Hungarian: vöröstorkú gyurgyalag
Icelandic: Rindilsvelgur
Italian: Gruccione golarossa
Japanese (romaji): akanodohachikui
Japanese: アカノドハチクイ
Scientific: Melittophagus bulocki, Merops bullocki, Merops bulocki, Merops bulocki bulocki
Lithuanian: Raudongerklis bitininkas, raudongurklis bitininkas
Dutch: Roodkeelbijeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudstrupebietar
Norwegian: Rødstrupebieter
Polish: zolna czerwonogardla, żołna czerwonogardła
Portuguese: Abelharuco-verde-e-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): Abelharuco-de-garganta-vermelha
Russian: Красногорлая щурка
Slovak: včelárik zelenočelý
Slovenian: rdečegrli čebelar
Serbian: Crvenogrla pčelarica
Swedish: Rödstrupig biätare
Swahili: Kerem Koo-jekundu
Turkish: Al Boğazlı Arıkuşu
Tatar: кызыл муенлы корташар
Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка червоногорла
Chinese: 赤喉蜂虎
Chinese (Traditional): 赤喉蜂虎

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