European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) Artist Jan Weenix
Title Bijeneter (Merops apiaster)
Object type Drawing; aquarel
Description
Iconclasscode
25F39(BEEEATER); drawing; aquarel
Date 1650 - 1719; 1650 - 1719
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bijeneter_(Merops_apiaster).jpeg
The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and apiaster is Latin, also meaning "bee-eater", from apis, "bee".