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Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Coraciiformes
family
Meropidae
genus
Merops
species
Merops apiaster

Name

Homonyms
Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
(Ευρωπαϊκός) Μελισσοφάγος in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Abejaruco in Spanish
Abejaruco Común in Spanish
Abejaruco europeo in Spanish
Abejaruco europeo in Spanish
Abejaruco europeo in Spanish
Abelharuco in Portuguese
Abelharuco-comum in Portuguese
Abelheiro in Portuguese
Abellaruco europeo in Galician
Abellaruelo europeyo in Aragonese
Abellerol in Catalan–Valencian
Abellerol in Catalan–Valencian
Aparulo in language.
Avrupa Arı Kuşu in Turkish
Beachadóir Eorpach in Irish
Bee-eater in English
Bee-eater in English
Beiefrësser in Luxembourgish
Beiefrësser in Luxembourgish
Berek-berek eropa in Indonesian
Bienenfresser in German
Bienenfresser in German
Bienenfresser in German
Bienenfresser in German
Bienenspecht in German
Bieneter in language.
Bijefretter in Western Frisian
Bijeneter in Dutch
Biätare in Swedish
Biæder in Danish
Byflugubítur in Faroese
Bysvelgur in Icelandic
Býsvelgur in Icelandic
EUBE in English
Erle-txori in Basque
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European Bee-eater in English
European bee eater in English
European bee-eater in English
Europese Byevreter in Afrikaans
Europese Byvreter in Afrikaans
Europäisken Iemenfreeter in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Bilal Dik,Mohamed Gamal El-D Nasser,Mohammed Shobrak,Azzam Alahmed: First records of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera) associated with European Bee Eater (<i>Merops apiaster</i>) in Saudi Arabia
  2. Burns,D. A. (1987) Action of cotrimoxazole on head lice http://phthiraptera.info/node/46483
  3. Chans JJ, Garrido S, Calderón J (2006) Informe sobre la biodiversidad de Doñana. Listado de Organismos. En: Máñez M. (IP) Diseño y puesta a punto del programa de seguimiento de procesos y recursos naturales en el Parque Nacional de Doñana. Memoria final. Estación Biológica de Doñana-Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales.
  4. Dickinson, E. C., and J. V. Remsen Jr., eds., 2013: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 4th Edition, Vol. 1 Non-passerines. l + 461.
  5. Fernández JA (1974) Guía del Parque Nacional de Doñana. Instituto Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. Madrid. 260 pp.
  6. Fernández JA (1982) Guía de campo del Parque Nacional de Doñana. Ed. Omega. Barcelona. 475 pp.
  7. García L, Calderón J, Castroviejo J (1989) Las aves de Doñana y su entorno. Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC) - Cooperativa Marismas del Rocío. Sevilla. 136 pp.
  8. García L, Ibáñez F, Garrido H, Arroyo JL, Máñez M, Calderón J (2000) Prontuario de las Aves de Doñana. Anuario Ornitológico de Doñana. Nº0, Diciembre 2000. Estación Biológica de Doñana y Ayuntamiento de Almonte. Almonte (Huelva). 113 pp.
  9. García-Novo F, Martín A, Toja J (2007) La Frontera de Doñana. Secretariado de Publicaciones. Vicerrectorado de Investigación. Universidad de Sevilla. Sevilla. 317 pp.
  10. García-Novo F, Marín-Cabrera C (2005) Doñana. Agua y Biosfera. Ed. Doñana 2005, Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente. Madrid. 353 pp
  11. Garrido H, Arroyo JL, García L, Ibáñez F, Máñez M, Vázquez M (2004) Anuario Ornitológico de Doñana, nº 1. (Sep 1999- ago 2001). Equipo de Seguimiento de Procesos Naturales. Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC. 188 pp.
  12. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  13. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 4 Addition to the Official Lists and Official Indexes of certain scientific names and of the titles of certain books dealt with in Opinions 134 ? 160, exclusive of Opinion 149.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2(53), 629-652 (1954)
  14. Kuffel,J. (1987) Treating a child with head lice http://phthiraptera.info/node/46485
  15. 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.
  16. Llandres C, Urdiales C (1990) Las aves de Doñana. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona. 124 pp.
  17. Lorgé P., C. Redel, E. Kirsch, K. Kieffer. Die Rote Liste der Brutvögel Luxemburgs. 2019 Centrale Ornithologique Luxembourg https://www.naturemwelt.lu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Rote-Liste-pL-09-2019.pdf
  18. Martí R, Del Moral JC (2003) Atlas de las aves reproductoras de España. SEO/BirdLife y Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza. Madrid. 733 pp.
  19. Molina B, Nebreda A, Muñoz AR, Seoane J, Real R, Bustamante J, Del Moral JC (2022) III Atlas de aves en época de reproducción en España. SEO/BirdLife. Madrid. https://atlasaves.seo.org/
  20. Mountfort G, Ferguson-Lees IJ (1961) The birds of the Coto Doñana. Ibis, 103: 86-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1961.tb02422.x
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