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Merops hirundinaeus

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, Merops hirundinaeus (*)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Coraciiformes
Familia: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species: Merops hirundineus
Subspecies: M. h. chrysolaimus - M. h. furcatus - M. h. heuglini - M. h. hirundineus - M. h. strenuus

Name

Merops hirundineus A.A.H. Lichtenstein, 1793

Reference

Catalogus rerum naturalium rarissimarum Hamburgi... p.21 no.213

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Česky: Vlha vlaštovčí
English: Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Français: Guêpier à queue d'aronde
Português: Abelharuco-andorinha

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