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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Meropidae |
| Genus: | Merops |
| Species: | M. boehmi
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| Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882
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Aerops boehmi | |
The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm.[2]
References
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- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Merops boehmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683728A92997884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683728A92997884.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 58.
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