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Merops apiaster

Merops apiaster

Bienenfresser(+32)·Linnaeus, 1758

GBIF:155309139

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Terrestrial

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(1)

Belgium

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 21 languages.

deuBienenfresserdeuengEuropean bee-eaterengspaabejaruco comúnspaspaabejaruco europeospaturarikusutur+28 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 21 languages.

deuBienenfresser
deu
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
engEuropean bee-eater
eng
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
spaabejaruco común
spa
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
spaabejaruco europeo
spa
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
turarikusu
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
turarıkuşu
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
sqibabili
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
sqibabilja
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
engbee-eater
eng
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nnobietar
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nobbieter
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nldbijeneter
nld
Source: Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp.
litbitininkas
lit
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
swebiätare
swe
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
danbiæder
dan
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
sqibletorja e verdhë
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
sqibregca
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
sqibrojca
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
sqigriklla
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
fraguêpier d'Europe
fra
Source: Avibase - the world bird database.
cymgwybedog y gwenyn
cym
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
sqipeligorga
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
ronprigorie
ron
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
sqizarigoga
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
slvčebelar
slv
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
polżołna
pol
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ellΕυρωπαϊκός Μελισσοφάγος
ell
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrБджолоїдка
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
bulПчелояд
bul
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrбджолоїдка звичайна
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusзолотистая щурка
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusили пчелоедка
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
hebשרקרק מצוי
heb
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

CLASSIFICATION

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IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (719 nucleotides; 708 proteins)

NCBI:txid265611

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(2)

  • 1

    Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.

    original description
  • 2

    Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp.

    basis of record
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155309139
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2475443
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:426232
    Last Crawled
    6/4/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/4/2026