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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

species of near-passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae
Taxon taxon Q31958
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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Summary

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,599 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is classified within Merops[6].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Kaziranga National Park[7].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Asan Conservation Reserve[8].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Buxa Tiger Reserve[9].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary[10].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Namdapha National Park[11].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Ramanagara Ramdevara Betta Vulture Sanctuary[12].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Nameri National Park[13].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Sunderbans Wildlife National Park[14].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Gorumara National Park[15].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary[16].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Gajoldoba[17].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Neora Valley National Park[18].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary[19].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Jaldapara National Park[20].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary[21].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden[22].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Murguma Dam[23].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary[24].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Bakkhali[25].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Basipota[26].
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is endemic to Hijuli Forest[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater is Merops leschenaulti[28]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Merops[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[29], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกจาบคาหัวสีส้ม'}[30], {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Kirik-kirik senja'}[31], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunkopfspint'}[32], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Abejaruco cabecirrufo'}[33], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Guêpier de Leschenault'}[34].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Kaziranga National Park[7], Asan Conservation Reserve[8], Buxa Tiger Reserve[9], Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary[10], Namdapha National Park[11], and Ramanagara Ramdevara Betta Vulture Sanctuary[12].

Identifiers

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 457338[35]. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1050052[36]. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475392[37]. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554662[38].

Why It Matters

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,599 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . rsis.ramsar.org. rsis.ramsar.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net. d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ia800408.us.archive.org. ia800408.us.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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