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Rainbow Bee-eater

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Taxon taxon Q833979
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Rainbow Bee-eater

Summary

Rainbow Bee-eater is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month, #1,552 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rainbow Bee-eater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater belongs to the parent taxon Merops[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Rainbow Bee-eater is Merops ornatus[7].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater's Commons category is recorded as Merops ornatus[8].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater's Commons gallery is recorded as Merops ornatus[9].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. ornatus'}[10].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rainbow Bee-eater'}[11].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Regenbogenspint'}[12].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Abejaruco australiano'}[13].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Guêpier arc-en-ciel'}[14].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gruccione iridato'}[15].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Радужная щурка'}[16].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Regenboogbijeneter'}[17].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Regnbuebiæder'}[18].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Regnbuebieter'}[19].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハチクイ'}[20].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'abellerol irisat'}[21].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vlha ozdobná'}[22].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'austraalia mesilasenäpp'}[23].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'regnbågsbiätare'}[24].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'australianmehiläissyöjä'}[25].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'feketefarkú gyurgyalag'}[26].
  • Rainbow Bee-eater is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'żołna tęczowa'}[27].

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Classification

Rainbow Bee-eater's scientific name is Merops ornatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Merops[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Regenbogenspint'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Abejaruco australiano'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Guêpier arc-en-ciel'}[14], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gruccione iridato'}[15], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Радужная щурка'}[16].

Identifiers

Rainbow Bee-eater's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 2238[28]. Rainbow Bee-eater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 361449[29]. Rainbow Bee-eater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475422[30]. Rainbow Bee-eater's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554660[31].

Why It Matters

Rainbow Bee-eater ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month, #1,552 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 19 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. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . 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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