Taxonomy Profile: Merops (Linnaeus 1758)

Merops: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Merops: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Coraciiformes
Kingfishers |
Rollers |
martins-pêcheurs |
Motmots |
Bee-eaters |
Todies |
Family : Meropidae
Bee-eaters |
Genus : Merops
Merops Direct Children(s):
Merops gularis
(Shaw 1798)
Merops muelleri
(Cassin 1857)
Merops bulocki
(Vieillot 1817)
Merops bullockoides
(A Smith 1834)
Merops pusillus
(P L S Müller 1776)
Merops variegatus
(Vieillot 1817)
Merops oreobates
(Sharpe 1892)
Merops hirundineus
(A A H Lichtenstein 1793)
Merops breweri
(Cassin 1859)
Merops revoilii
(Oustalet 1882)
Merops albicollis
(Vieillot 1817)
Merops orientalis
(Latham 1801)
Merops boehmi
(Reichenow 1882)
Merops viridis
(Linnaeus 1758)
Merops persicus
(Pallas 1773)
Merops superciliosus
(Linnaeus 1766)
Merops philippinus
(Linnaeus 1767)
Merops ornatus
(Latham 1801)
Merops apiaster
(Linnaeus 1758)
Merops leschenaulti
(Vieillot 1817)
Merops malimbicus
(Shaw 1806)
Merops nubicus
(J F Gmelin 1788)
Merops nubicoides
(Des Murs & Pucheran 1846)
Merops mentalis
(Cabanis 1889)
Merops lafresnayii
(Guérin-Méneville 1843)
Merops viridissimus
(Swainson 1837)
Merops cyanophrys
(Cabanis & Heine 1860)
Merops americanus
(P L S Müller 1776)
Merops: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Merops
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Merops
Source(s):
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.11.05
Acquired:
2005-11-23
Notes:
Zoonomen Nomenclatural data maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Merops
Source:
IOC World Bird List (version 12.1)
Acquired:
2022-01-21
Notes:
Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 21 Jan, 2022]
Reference for:
Merops
Publication(s):
Merops: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
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Merops: Comments