Species Encoder

Taxon ID: 35,592 Total records: 39,143

Merops philippinus

Country

Country	Singapore
Continent Ocean	Asia

Classification

Kingdom	Animalia (COL)
Phylum	Chordata (COL)
Class	Aves (COL)
Order	Coraciiformes (COL)
Family	Meropidae (COL)

Taxonomy

Genus	Merops	Reference
SubGenus		Vernacular Name
Species	philippinus	IUCN Threat Status-Year	Least Concern, 2016
SubSpecies		Nat'l Threat Status-Year	Not Evaluated, 2000
Infraspecies		Reason for Change
Infraspecies Rank		CITES
Taxonomic Group	Birds	Native Status	Native
Scientific Name Author	Linnaeus, 1766	Country Distribution	Singapore
Citation	BirdLife International 2016. Merops philippinus . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22683750A92998513. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683750A92998513.en. Downloaded on 08 January 2020.	Description	DESCRIPTION The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be uncommon to locally common (del Hoyo et al. 2001), while national population sizes have been estimated at c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and c.50-1,000 individuals on migration in China and c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and c.50-1,000 individuals on migration in Taiwan (Brazil 2009). Trend Justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
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Record Level

Date Last Modified	2020-01-09 16:06:31
Institution Code	ACBBISS-SG
Collection Code	35592
Catalog Number	ACBBISS-SG-35592
Record URL	http://cdn2.arkive.org/media/92/925F85A0-D542-4EE2-868F-323A1567E00F/Presentation.Large/blue-tailed-bee-eater-male-courting-female.jpg; http://eol.org/pages/1050050/overview; https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22683750/92998513; http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019/details/species/id/75d9afd18ecad09dedb46f47ff9829cf

Growth Parameters

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Collecting Event

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Additional Info

Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Merops philippinus, click this link: Synonyms.	No Synonym records in database.
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Merops philippinus, click this link: Common Names.	Blue-tailed Bee-eater ()
Localities To Manage Localities for Merops philippinus, click this link: Localities.	No Locality records in database.

Species Record Updated By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan