Böhm's bee-eater

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Böhm's bee-eater
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species:
M. boehmi
Binomial name
Merops boehmi
Reichenow, 1882
Synonyms

Aerops boehmi

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.

The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm. [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Merops boehmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22683728A92997884. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683728A92997884.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 58.