Böhm's bee-eater
Böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Böhm's bee-eater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Meropidae |
Genus: | Merops |
Species: | M. boehmi |
Binomial name | |
Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882 | |
Synonyms | |
Aerops boehmi |
The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm.[2]
References
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- BirdLife International (2012). "Merops boehmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 58.
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