Merops Linnaeus 1758 (bird)

Aves - Coraciiformes - Meropidae

Parent taxon: Meropidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Mlikovsky 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Merops apiaster Merops ornatus Merops superciliosus

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Grotte Principale no. 1, Anjohibe Cave (Quaternary of Madagascar)

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