Bee-eaters (Meropidae)

Böhm's Bee-eater (Merops boehmi) - HBW 6, p. 334

French: Guêpier de Böhm German: Böhmspint Spanish: Abejaruco de Boehm

Taxonomy: Merops (Melittophagus) boehmi Reichenow, 1882, Bumi, Tanzania.
Has sometimes been placed together with M. albicollis in genus Aerops, as both species combine long outer primary with some characters of small Melittophagus group (comprising M. muelleri, M. gularis, M. pusillus, M. variegatus, M. oreobates, M. bulocki and M. bullockoides) and with some features of large Merops species. A somewhat enigmatic species, doubtfully allied with M. orientalis. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE Zaire, SW Tanzania and Zambia, with disjunct population in E Tanzania and Malawi and adjacently in Mozambique.