| African green bee-eater | |
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| Subspecies cleopatra in Fayoum, Egypt | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Meropidae |
| Genus: | Merops |
| Species: | M. viridissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Merops viridissimus Swainson, 1837
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The African green bee-eater (Merops viridissimus) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found throughout arid regions of Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia, and has expanded its range north to Egypt over the past few decades.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Merops viridissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22725888A119973529. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22725888A119973529.en. Retrieved 19 February 2022.