Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Coraciiformes > Meropidae > Merops > Merops americanusMerops americanus (Rufous-crowned Bee-eater)Synonyms: Merops viridis americanus The blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Subspecies M. v. americanus of The Philippines is sometimes considered a distinct species, the rufous-crowned bee-eater, M. americanus. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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