Back وروار أرجواني اللحية Arabic وروار ارجوانى اللحيه ARZ Meropogon forsteni AST Asut (Meropogon) AVK Gwespetaer Sulawesi Breton Abellerol de Sulawesi Catalan Meropogon forsteni CEB Gwenynysor barfog Swlawesi Welsh Μεροπώγων Greek Purpurbarba abelmanĝulo Esperanto
| 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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| 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.