WoRMS taxon details
Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766
AphiaID: 212738
AphiaID: 212738
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Coraciiformes (Order) > Meropidae (Family) > Merops (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Merops Linnaeus, 1758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: Linnaeus, C. (1766). Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1-532. [details] basis of record: Fry, C.H., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Comores [details] Kenya [details] Madagascar [details] Mozambique [details] Somalia [details] Tanzania [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (138 publications) To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins) To IUCN Red List To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Description: Length: 23-24 cm not including elongate central rectrices which can be 7 cm. Plumage: above dull olive green, paler below; head and throat dark olive brown, chin yellowish; black facemask; white forehead, supercilium and cheek stripes. Immature with green crown and central rectrices not elongate. Bare parts: iris bright red; bill black; feet and legs brownish pink. Habitat: mangrove, riverine woodland. Intra-African migrant; breeds Madagascar, Comores, Zambezi River. <390><391><393> [details] Remark: Forms a superspecies with M. persicus [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212738 on 2013-06-19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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