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Merops  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 553619

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2022   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderCoraciiformes  – Motmots, Bee-eaters, Todies, Kingfishers, Rollers, martins-pêcheurs  
                            FamilyMeropidae  – Bee-eaters  
                               GenusMerops Linnaeus, 1758  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesMerops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 – White-throated Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-garganta-branca, Abejaruco gorjiblanco, Guêpier à gorge blanche 
                                  SpeciesMerops americanus P. L. S. Müller, 1776 – Rufous-crowned Bee-eater 
                                  SpeciesMerops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 – European Bee-eater, abelharuco-comum, Abejaruco europeo, Guêpier d'Europe 
                                  SpeciesMerops boehmi Reichenow, 1882 – Böhm's Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-böhm, Abejaruco de Boehm, Guêpier de Böhm 
                                  SpeciesMerops breweri (Cassin, 1859) – Black-headed Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-cabeça-preta, Abejaruco cabecinegro, Guêpier à tête noire 
                                  SpeciesMerops bullockoides A. Smith, 1834 – White-fronted Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-testa-branca, Abejaruco frentiblanco, Guêpier à front blanc 
                                  SpeciesMerops bulocki Vieillot, 1817 – Red-throated Bee-eater, abelharuco-verde-e-vermelho, Abejaruco gorjirrojo, Guêpier à gorge rouge 
                                  SpeciesMerops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) – Arabian Green Bee-eater 
                                  SpeciesMerops gularis Shaw, 1798 – Black Bee-eater, abelharuco-preto, Abejaruco negro, Guêpier noir 
                                  SpeciesMerops hirundineus A. A. H. Lichtenstein, 1793 – Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, abelharuco-andorinha, Abejaruco golondrina, Guêpier à queue d'aronde 
                                  SpeciesMerops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843 – Ethiopian Bee-eater, Cinnamon-Chested Bee-eater 
                                  SpeciesMerops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817 – Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-cabeça-castanha, Abejaruco cabecirrufo, Guêpier de Leschenault 
                                  SpeciesMerops malimbicus Shaw, 1806 – Rosy Bee-eater, abelharuco-rosado, Abejaruco de Malimba, Guêpier gris-rose 
                                  SpeciesMerops mentalis Cabanis, 1889 – Blue-moustached Bee-eater, Abejaruco cabeciazul occidental, Guêpier à moustaches 
                                  SpeciesMerops muelleri (Cassin, 1857) – Blue-headed Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-cabeça-azul, Abejaruco cabeciazul oriental, Guêpier à tête bleue 
                                  SpeciesMerops nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846 – Southern Carmine Bee-eater, abelharuco-carmim, Abejaruco carmesí sureño, Guêpier carmin 
                                  SpeciesMerops nubicus J. F. Gmelin, 1788 – Northern Carmine Bee-eater, abelharuco-núbio, Abejaruco carmesí norteño, Guêpier écarlate 
                                  SpeciesMerops oreobates (Sharpe, 1892) – Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-peito-marrom, Abejaruco montano, Guêpier montagnard 
                                  SpeciesMerops orientalis Latham, 1801 – Green Bee-eater, Asian Green Bee-eater, abelharuco-verde, Abejaruco esmeralda oriental, Guêpier d'Orient 
                                  SpeciesMerops ornatus Latham, 1801 – Rainbow Bee-eater, abelharuco-colorido, Abejaruco australiano, Guêpier arc-en-ciel 
                                  SpeciesMerops persicus Pallas, 1773 – Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, abelharuco-persa, Abejaruco persa, Guêpier de Perse 
                                  SpeciesMerops philippinus Linnaeus, 1767 – Blue-tailed Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-cauda-azul, Abejaruco coliazul, Guêpier à queue d'azur 
                                  SpeciesMerops pusillus P. L. S. Müller, 1776 – Little Bee-eater, abelharuco-dourado, Abejaruco chico, Guêpier nain 
                                  SpeciesMerops revoilii Oustalet, 1882 – Somali Bee-eater, abelharuco-norte-africano, Abejaruco somalí, Guêpier de Révoil 
                                  SpeciesMerops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 – Olive Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-faces-azuis, Abejaruco malgache, Guêpier de Madagascar, Madagascar Bee-eater 
                                  SpeciesMerops variegatus Vieillot, 1817 – Blue-breasted Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-peito-azul, Abejaruco variegado, Guêpier à collier bleu 
                                  SpeciesMerops viridis Linnaeus, 1758 – Blue-throated Bee-eater, abelharuco-de-garganta-azul, Abejaruco gorjiazul, Guêpier à gorge bleue 
                                  SpeciesMerops viridissimus Swainson, 1837 – African Green Bee-eater 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Merops    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks   
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Merops    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 12.1), website (version 12.1)  
  Acquired: 2022   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.1). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 21 Jan, 2022]   
  Reference for: Merops   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.11.05, website (version 05-Nov-05)  
  Acquired: 2005   
  Notes: Zoonomen Nomenclatural data maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Merops   
       
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