Böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Böhm's bee-eater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species:
M. boehmi
Binomial name
Merops boehmi
Reichenow, 1882
Synonyms

Aerops boehmi

The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Merops boehmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683728A92997884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683728A92997884.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 58.