Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Coraciiformes > Family Meropidae > Genus Merops

Merops persicus Pallas, 1773

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Merops*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): blåkinnbieter sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Bulgarian: Зелен пчелояд sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: grøn biæder sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: groene bijeneter sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: blue-cheeked bee-eater sources: Fry, C.H., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.

English-United States: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater sources: Charles Hussey

French: guêpier de Perse sources: Avibase - the world bird database

German: Blauwangenspint sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Πράσινος μελισσοφάγος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: mėlynskruostis bitininkas sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: blåkinnbieter sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: blåkinnbieter sources: Reise Versch. Provin. Russ. Reichs 2 p. 708

Norwegian Nynorsk: blåkinnbietar sources: Reise Versch. Provin. Russ. Reichs 2 p. 708

Nynorsk (Norwegian): blåkinnbietar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: żołna modrolica sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: зелёная; или персидская щурка sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: zeleni čebelar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: abejaruco persa sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: grön biätare sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: yesil arikusu; yeşil arıkuşu sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Бджолоїдка зелена; Зелена щурка

Literature

basis of record	Fry, C.H., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (134 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Merops persicus Pallas, 1773. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212740

Drs Cees Roselaar. Merops persicus Pallas, 1773. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=97084