Rufous-crowned bee-eater
Rufous-crowned bee-eater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Meropidae |
Genus: | Merops |
Species: | M. americanus
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Binomial name | |
Merops americanus Müller, 1776
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Synonyms | |
Merops viridis americanus |
The rufous-crowned bee-eater (Merops americanus) is a species of
Meropidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is widely distributed. Despite its scientific name, it is not found in the New World, and its name is likely erroneous.[1]
It was previously considered a subspecies of the blue-throated bee-eater (M. viridis), but was split as a distinct species by the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International in 2014, and the International Ornithological Congress followed suit in 2022.[2][3] It is still confused with M. viridis as it is still called blue-throated bee-eater by many including eBird.[4]
Habitat
It inhabits open country and clearings adjacent to forested areas, including over scrub and cogon fields, using dead trees and telephone wires as perches.[5] It is resident.
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Merops americanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725908A94905658. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- . Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ Collar, Nigel J. (2011). "Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus" (PDF). Forktail. 27: 29–38.
- ^ "Rufous-crowned Bee-eater - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ISBN 978-0-19-854668-9.