Merops modestus Oustalet, 1878

SYNTYPE

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Specimen

Spécimen désoclé

MNHN-ZO-MO-1877-2004

Former catalog number(s)

3361A

Verbatim indication

Merops ornatus

Initial determination

Merops modestus

Sex

Mâle

Age

Juvénile

Taxonomy

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Meropidae

Genus

Merops

Species

Merops modestus

Name

Merops modestus Oustalet, 1878

Vernacular name

Guêpier arc-en-ciel - Rainbow Bee-eater

Origin

Country label

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

Country ISO (code)

Papua New Guinea (PG)

State/Province

East Sepik

Locality

Kairiru Island

Momase Region / New Guinea

Collector's name

Laglaize, Léon-François

Collection date

1877

Geographic coordinates

3° 20' 45.384'' S ; 143° 33' 44.928'' E

-3.34594 ; 143.56248

Determination history

Oustalet	1878	SYNTYPE	Merops modestus Oustalet, 1878
Nom actuel			Merops ornatus Latham, 1801

Merops modestus Oustalet, 1878

Specimen

Taxonomy

Origin

Determination history

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