Blue-throated bee-eater
| Blue-throated bee-eater | |
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| Danum Valley, Borneo, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Meropidae |
| Genus: | Merops |
| Species: | M. viridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Merops viridis | |
The blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis) is a species of bird in the bee-eater family. It is found in south-east Asia in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
This species is alternatively named the chestnut-headed bee eater but should not be confused with the species of that name (Merops leschenaulti).
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- M. v. viridis - Linnaeus, 1758: Found from southern China to Indochina and the Greater Sundas
- Rufous-crowned bee-eater (M. v. americanus) - Statius Müller, PL, 1776: Considered by some authorities as a separate species. Found in the Philippines
In captivity
This species is very rare in captivity. The Weltvogelpark Walsrode in Germany kept this species between 1999 & 2004.
References
- Collar, N.J. 2011. Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus. Forktail number 27: 29-38.
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ "Todies, motmots, bee-eaters, hoopoes, wood hoopoes, hornbills« IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
External links
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