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 (2,351 views/month, #1,342 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European Bee-eater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • European Bee-eater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • European Bee-eater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • European Bee-eater belongs to the parent taxon Merops[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, European Bee-eater is Merops apiaster[7].
  • European Bee-eater's Commons category is recorded as Merops apiaster[8].
  • European Bee-eater's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merops apiaster[9].
  • European Bee-eater's Commons gallery is recorded as Merops apiaster[10].
  • European Bee-eater's main food source is recorded as bee[11].
  • European Bee-eater's main food source is recorded as wasps[12].
  • European Bee-eater's main food source is recorded as termite[13].
  • European Bee-eater's main food source is recorded as Odonata[14].
  • European Bee-eater's main food source is recorded as butterfly[15].
  • European Bee-eater's main food source is recorded as beetles[16].
  • European Bee-eater's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[17].
  • European Bee-eater's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. apiaster'}[18].
  • European Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwybedog gwenyn'}[19].
  • European Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Bee-eater'}[20].
  • European Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bienenfresser'}[21].
  • European Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Abejaruco europeo'}[22].
  • European Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'abellerol comú'}[23].
  • European Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vlha pestrá'}[24].
  • European Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'mesilasenäpp'}[25].
  • European Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Bieter'}[26].
  • European Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Золотистая щурка'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, European Bee-eater is Merops apiaster[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Merops[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwybedog gwenyn'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bienenfresser'}[21], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Abejaruco europeo'}[22], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'abellerol comú'}[23], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vlha pestrá'}[24].

Identifiers

European Bee-eater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 265611[28]. European Bee-eater's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513614[29]. European Bee-eater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475443[30]. European Bee-eater's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554661[31].

Why It Matters

European Bee-eater ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,351 views/month, #1,342 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size {'amount': '+6.3'}
    Taxon range Spain, Portugal, Switzerland +60
    Aliases
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwybedog gwenyn'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Bee-eater'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bienenfresser'} +37
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