Meropidae / Балчийнхан (Balchinkhan)

蜂虎科 Fēng-hǔ kē * ハチクイ科 Hachi-kui ka * 벌잡이새과 Beol-jabi-sae-gwa

General names

This list should be regarded as being 'in beta'. Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pronunciation still needs fine-tuning. Comments and corrections welcome.

The bee-eaters are known as Балч шувуу balch shuvuu 'bee-eating bird' or Балч balch 'bee-eater' in Mongolian.

Species names

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Merops apiaster
link to photolink to photo 		European bee-eater
European bee eater
Золотистая щурка		 Шарга балч
sharag balch
'pale-yellow bee-eater' 		Шаргал балч шувуу
shargal balch shuvuu
'golden bee-eating bird'		 黄喉蜂虎
huáng-hóu fēng-hǔ
'yellow-throated bee-tiger'		 ヨーロッパハチクイ
(ヨーロッパ蜂喰)
Yōroppa hachi-kui
'European bee-eater'		   Сарыалқым аражегіш
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