| Purple-bearded bee-eater | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Meropidae |
| Genus: | Meropogon Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Species: | M. forsteni
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| Binomial name | |
| Meropogon forsteni Bonaparte, 1850
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The purple-bearded bee-eater or Celebes bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is an endemic resident on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This species is often seen in clearings inside dense forest.
The purple-bearded bee-eater is the only member of the genus Meropogon. Its scientific name commemorates Eltio Alegondas Forsten (1811–1843) who collected in the East Indies between 1838 and 1842.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Meropogon forsteni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22683667A130085350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22683667A130085350.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.