Merops apiaster (European Bee-eater)

Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Europese Byvreter

Common Names in Dutch:

Bijeneter

Common Names in English:

European Bee-eater, bee-eater, European Bee Eater

Common Names in French:

Gu?pier d'Europe, Guêpier d'Europe

Common Names in German:

Bienenfresser

Common Names in Hebrew:

שרקרק

Common Names in Italian:

Gruccione

Common Names in Japanese:

ヨーロッパハチクイ

Common Names in Russian:

Zolotisatya Shchurka, Щурка золотистая

Common Names in Spanish:

Abejaruco común

Common Names in Swedish:

Biätare

Description

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Habitat

Typically found in a lake at a mean distance from sea level of 1,007.48 meters (3,305.38 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats :

1 Forest
1.4 Forest - Temperate
2 Savanna
2.1 Savanna - Dry
3 Shrubland
3.4 Shrubland - Temperate
3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
3.8 Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation
4 Grassland
4.4 Grassland - Temperate
4.5 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
5 Wetlands (inland)
5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
14 Artificial/Terrestrial
14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land
14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland
14.3 Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Passerimorphae () - Sibley et al., 1988
        Order: Coraciiformes () - Forbes, 1884
        Suborder: Coracii () - Forbes, 1884
        Infraorder: Meropides () - Fürbringer, 1888
        Family: Meropidae () - Vigors, 1825
        Genus: Merops () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Specific name: apiaster - Linnaeus 1758
        Scientific name: - Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus 1758

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 06-Dec-2005

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Members of the genus Merops

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Contributors

BirdLife International 2009. Merops apiaster. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

BeBIF Provider, Royal Museum of Central Africa - Albertian Rift Birds
Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
European Environment Agency, EUNIS
GBIF-Spain, Museu de Ciències Naturals, Zoologia, Barcelona: MCNC-Cord
Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Israel Nature and Parks Authority
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Western Palearctic migrants in continental Africa
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
, Bird specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 11075
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-554661
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2481187
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554661
IUCN ID: 222859
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 151796

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Standard Deviation = 414.730 based on 7,649 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

Merops apiaster

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