Böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi) Description
Boehm's Bee-eater - Malawi_S4E2687
Date 7 November 2012, 14:19
Source Boehm's Bee-eater - Malawi_S4E2687
Author Francesco Veronesi from Italy
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boehm%27s_Bee-eater_-_Malawi_S4E2687_(22658131571).jpg
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. The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm. Order: Coraciiformes, Family: Meropidae, Genus: Merops, Species: Merops boehmi (Reichenow, 1882), Synonyms: Aerops boehmi.