European Bee-eater

species of bird of genus Merops
Taxon taxon Q170718
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European Bee-eater

Summary

European Bee-eater is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (457 views/month, #1,342 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European Bee-eater's video is recorded as CloseUp of a female European bee-eater.webm[3].
  • European Bee-eater's image is recorded as Merops apiaster 04.jpg[4].
  • European Bee-eater's image is recorded as Guépier d'Europe ichkeul128.jpg[5].
  • European Bee-eater's image is recorded as Бджолоїдка звичайна або щурка європейська.jpg[6].
  • European Bee-eater's instance of is recorded as taxon[7].
  • European Bee-eater's audio is recorded as Bijeneter - SoundCloud - Beeld en Geluid.ogg[8].
  • European Bee-eater's taxon rank is recorded as species[9].
  • European Bee-eater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[10].
  • European Bee-eater's parent taxon is recorded as Merops[11].
  • European Bee-eater's taxon range map image is recorded as Merops apiaster en.png[12].
  • European Bee-eater's taxon name is recorded as Merops apiaster[13].
  • European Bee-eater's Commons category is recorded as Merops apiaster[14].
  • European Bee-eater's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 22683756[15].
  • European Bee-eater's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01j_g8[16].
  • European Bee-eater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 265611[17].
  • European Bee-eater's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554661[18].
  • European Bee-eater's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513614[19].
  • European Bee-eater's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 8807[20].
  • European Bee-eater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475443[21].
  • European Bee-eater's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 426232[22].
  • European Bee-eater's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merops apiaster[23].
  • European Bee-eater's Commons gallery is recorded as Merops apiaster[24].
  • European Bee-eater's main food source is recorded as bee[25].
  • European Bee-eater's main food source is recorded as wasps[26].
  • European Bee-eater's main food source is recorded as termite[27].

Why It Matters

European Bee-eater ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (457 views/month, #1,342 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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