Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway
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Taxon
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Taxon
Merops apiaster
Scientific name:
Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758
Common name:
European Bee-eater, Bieter
Family:
Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
Order:
Coraciiformes
Distribution:
Europe, Africa; nw Africa, sw Europe to c Asia; South Africa
IUCN Red list:
Least Concern
Accessions
Acc. no.
Type
Prep.
Country
Ocean
Date
Sex
Age
1:
NHMO-BI-15283
Blood
Israel
2008-04-10
Female
2:
NHMO-BI-15285
Blood
Israel
2008-04-10
Female
3:
NHMO-BI-15286
Blood
Israel
2008-04-10
Male
4:
NHMO-BI-15287
Blood
Israel
2008-04-02
Male
5:
NHMO-BI-15288
Blood
Israel
2008-04-10
Female
6:
NHMO-BI-15289
Blood
Israel
2008-04-02
Unknown
7:
NHMO-BI-49628
Preserved specimen
Mounted - Whole animal
Norway
1899-06
Unknown
Unknown
8:
NHMO-BI-57940
Preserved specimen
Study skin
Spain
1971-05-02
Male
Adult
9:
NHMO-BI-62025
Preserved specimen
Mounted - Whole animal
France
1846-02
Female
Unknown
10:
NHMO-BI-62662
Preserved specimen
Demounted - Whole animal
Greece
Unknown
Unknown
11:
NHMO-BI-66134
Preserved specimen
Study skin
? Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
12:
NHMO-BI-66135
Preserved specimen
Study skin
? Unknown
1891
Unknown
Unknown
13:
NHMO-BI-66136
Preserved specimen
Study skin
Italy
1883
Male
Unknown
14:
NHMO-BI-70370
Egg
Blown eggshell
? Unknown
1910-05-13
15:
NHMO-BI-71327
Egg
Blown eggshell
Germany
16:
NHMO-BI-71328
Egg
Blown eggshell
Spain
1898-05-09
17:
NHMO-BI-75670
Egg
Blown eggshell
Russian Federation
1906-05-23
18:
NHMO-BI-75671
Egg
Blown eggshell
Turkey
19:
NHMO-BI-75672
Egg
Blown eggshell
Russian Federation
1905-05-17