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Bee Eaters

Meropidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Meropidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Meropidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia SL, wikipedia PMS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Meropidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Afghanistan Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Benin Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brunei Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, China Species List, Comoros Species List, Croatia Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Djibouti Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Gibraltar Species List, Greece Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Guinea Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, Iceland Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kuwait Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Lebanon Species List, Lesotho Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Macedonia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Mali Species List, Malta Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mayotte Species List, Moldova Species List, Monaco Species List, Mongolia Species List, Montenegro Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palestine Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Qatar Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Lucia Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Somalia Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Tajikistan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South China Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, Wright Et Al 2014, United States Species List, and Flickr BHL

Alternative Names

Melittophagus Kirby & Spence 1828
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Meropidae
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, Wildfinder (WWF), Sibly et al 2012, Wright Et Al 2014, Wright Et Al 2014, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, Bahrain Species List, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Flickr Group, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Anderson and Wiens 2017, xeno canto America, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Phlothrus Reichenbach 1852
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

bee-eaters preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa

Afrikaans

Byvreter preferred
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Arabic

وروارية preferred
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Armenian

Մեղվակեր preferred
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Azerbaijani

Qızlarquşular preferred
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Belarusian

Шчуркавыя preferred
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шчуркавыя
prefer
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Breton

Gwespetaer preferred
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Bulgarian

пчелоядови preferred
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Catalan; Valencian

Meròpid preferred
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Chinese

蜂虎科 preferred
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Croatian

Pčelarice preferred
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Czech

vlhovití preferred
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Danish

Biædere preferred
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Dinka

Aciu preferred
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Dutch; Flemish

bijeneters preferred
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Esperanto

Meropedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Mehiläissyöjät
prefer
Recognized by admin
mehiläissyöjät preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Merópidos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Bienenfresser preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Μελισσοφάγος preferred
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Hebrew

שרקרקיים preferred
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Hindi

पतेना preferred
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Hungarian

gyurgyalagfélék preferred
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Icelandic

Svelgir preferred
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Irish

beachadóir preferred
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Japanese

ハチクイ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kabardian Circassian

Щу лъэпкъыр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಜೇನುಹುಳು ಭಕ್ಷಕ preferred
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Kazakh

Арасақ тұқымдастар preferred
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Korean

벌잡이새류 preferred
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Latvian

Bišu dzeņu dzimta preferred
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Lithuanian

Bitininkiniai preferred
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Macedonian

пчеларки preferred
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Malay

Burung Berek-berek preferred
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Malayalam

വേലിത്തത്ത preferred
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Navajo; Navaho

Tsísʼná yiyání preferred
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Northern Sami

uvloborrit preferred
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Norwegian

bietarfamilien preferred
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bieterfamilien preferred
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Persian

زنبورخوار preferred
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Polish

Żołnowate
prefer
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Żołny preferred
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Portuguese

Abelharuco preferred
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Pushto; Pashto

کورکوړۍ preferred
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Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Prigorii preferred
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Russian

щурковые preferred
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Rusyn

Щурковы preferred
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Sanskrit

मधुकरासश् preferred
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Santali

ᱴᱤᱨᱚᱢ ᱪᱮᱬᱮ preferred
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Serbian

Pčelarice preferred
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Shambala

Pčelarice preferred
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Spanish; Castilian

Legati preferred
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Swahili

Keremkerem preferred
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Swedish

biätare preferred
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Tamil

பஞ்சுருட்டான் (குடும்பம்) preferred
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Tatar

Корташар кошлар preferred
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Turkish

Arı kuşugiller preferred
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Ukrainian

Бджолоїдкові preferred
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Unspecified

miäđušijnporreeh preferred
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ခဂြအ်၊ ဂစေံ preferred
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Vietnamese

Họ Trảu preferred
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Walloon

Wespî preferred
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Welsh

Gwenynysorion preferred
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Western Frisian

Bijefretters preferred
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Wu

蜂虎科 preferred
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Arz

ورواريه preferred
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Azb

قیزلارقۇشولار preferred
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Ckb

تۆرەمەی کەندەسمە preferred
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Pnb

مکھی کھانا preferred
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Stq

Iemenfreetere preferred
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Yue

蜂虎科 preferred
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Zh Cn

蜂虎科 preferred
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Zh Hans

蜂虎科 preferred
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Zh Hant

蜂虎科 preferred
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Zh Hk

蜂虎科 preferred
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Zh Tw

蜂虎科 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Meropidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Coraciiformes
Meropidae (this page)
Meropogon Bonaparte 1850
Merops Linnaeus 1758
Nyctyornis Jardine & Selby 1830
Alcedinidae
Botauroides Shufeldt 1915
Brachypteraciidae
Coraciidae
Eobucco Feduccia & Martin 1976
Eocoraciidae
Geranopteridae
Momotidae
Neanis Brodkorb 1965
Paracoracias Clarke et al. 2009
Primobucconidae
Protornis von Meyer 1844
Quasisyndactylus Mayr 1998
Sylphornithidae
Todidae

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Aves
Coraciiformes
Meropidae (this page)
Meropogon Bonaparte 1850
Merops Linnaeus 1758
Nyctyornis Jardine & Selby 1830
Alcedinidae
Brachypteraciidae
Coraciidae
Momotidae
Todidae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test

Meropidae (this page)
Meropogon Bonaparte 1850
Merops Linnaeus 1758
Nyctyornis Jardine & Selby 1830
Alcedinidae
Botauroides Shufeldt 1915
Brachypteraciidae
Coraciidae
Eobucco Feduccia & Martin 1976
Eocoraciidae
Geranopteridae
Momotidae
Neanis Brodkorb 1965
Paracoracias Clarke et al. 2009
Primobucconidae
Protornis von Meyer 1844
Quasisyndactylus Mayr 1998
Sylphornithidae
Todidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Paraves
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Coraciiformes
Meropidae (this page)
Meropogon Bonaparte 1850
Merops Linnaeus 1758
Nyctyornis Jardine & Selby 1830
Alcedinidae
Archaeotrogonidae
Brachypteraciidae
Coraciidae
Eocoraciidae
Geranopteridae
Momotidae
Primobucconidae
Sylphornithidae
Todidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Coraciiformes
Meropidae (this page)
Melittophagus lafresnayii
Melittophagus pusillus
Meropicus Malherbe 1861
Meropogon Bonaparte 1850
Merops Linnaeus 1758
Nyctyornis Jardine & Selby 1830
Alcedinidae
Archaeotrogonidae
Brachypteraciidae
Coraciidae
Halcyonidae
Momotidae
Motmotidae
Pogonornis Billberg 1828
Todidae

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Aves
Coraciiformes
Meropidae (this page)
Meropogon Bonaparte 1850
Merops Linnaeus 1758
Nyctyornis Jardine & Selby 1830
Alcedinidae
Brachypteraciidae
Coraciidae
Momotidae
Todidae

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Coraciiformes
Meropidae (this page)
Meropogon forsteni Bonaparte 1850
Merops albicollis Vieillot 1817
Merops americanus P. L. S. Müller 1776
Merops apiaster Linnaeus 1758
Merops boehmi Reichenow 1882
Merops breweri (Cassin 1859)
Merops bullockoides Smith 1834
Merops bulocki Vieillot 1817
Merops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine 1860)
Merops gularis Shaw 1798
Merops hirundineus Lichtenstein 1793
Merops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville 1843
Merops leschenaulti Vieillot 1817
Merops malimbicus Shaw 1806
Merops mentalis Cabanis 1889
Merops muelleri (Cassin 1857)
Merops nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran 1846
Merops nubicus Gmelin 1788
Merops oreobates (Sharpe 1892)
Merops orientalis Latham 1802
Merops ornatus Latham 1801
Merops persicus Pallas 1773
Merops philippinus Linnaeus 1766
Merops pusillus Müller 1776
Merops revoilii Oustalet 1882
Merops superciliosus Linnaeus 1766
Merops variegatus Vieillot 1817
Merops viridis Linnaeus 1758
Merops viridissimus Swainson 1837
Nyctyornis amictus (Temminck 1824)
Nyctyornis athertoni (Jardine & Selby 1830)
Alcedinidae
Brachypteraciidae
Coraciidae
Momotidae
Todidae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Coelurosauria
Aves
Neognathae
Coraciiformes
Meropidae (this page)
Meropogon
Merops
Nyctyornis
Alcedinidae
Brachypteraciidae
Cerylidae
Coraciidae
Leptosomidae
Momotidae
Todidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Aves
Passerae
Coraciimorphae
Cavitaves
Picocoraciae
Coraciiformes
Meropidae (this page)
Melittophagus
Meropogon
Merops
Nyctyornis
Alcedines
Alcedini
Brachypteraciidae
Coracii
Coraciidae
Eocoraciidae
Halcyones
Meropi
Momotidae
Primobucco
Primobucconidae
Quasisyndactylus
Todidae
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