Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Coraciae see Order Coraciiformes Forbes, 1884
         Superorder Coraciimorphae see Order Coraciiformes Forbes, 1884
           Order Coraciiformes Forbes, 1884 - rollerlike birds
             Suborder Alcedini see Suborder Halcyones Forbes, 1884
               Infraorder Meropides Fürbringer, 1888
                 Family Meropidae Vigors, 1825 - bee-eaters
                   Genus Merops Linnaeus, 1758
                     01 Merops gularis Shaw, 1798 - black bee-eater
                     02 Merops muelleri (Cassin, 1857) - blue-headed bee-eater
                     03 Merops bulocki Vieillot, 1817 - red-throated bee-eater
                     04 Merops bullockoides A. Smith, 1834 - white-fronted bee-eater
                     05 Merops pusillus P.L. Statius Müller, 1776 - little bee-eater
                     06 Merops variegatus Vieillot, 1817 - blue-breasted bee-eater
                     07 Merops oreobates (Sharpe, 1892) - cinnamon-chested bee-eater
                     08 Merops hirundineus A.A.H. Lichtenstein, 1793 - swallow-tailed bee-eater
                     09 Merops breweri (Cassin, 1859) - black-headed bee-eater
                     10 Merops revoilii Oustalet, 1882 - Somali bee-eater
                     11 Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 - white-throated bee-eater
                     12 Merops orientalis Latham, 1802 - little green bee-eater
                     13 Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882 - Boehm's bee-eater
                     14 Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758 - blue-throated bee-eater
                     15 Merops persicus Pallas, 1773 - blue-cheeked bee-eater
                     16 Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 - Madagascar bee-eater
                     17 Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1766 - blue-tailed bee-eater
                     18 Merops ornatus Latham, 1802 - rainbow bee-eater
                     19 Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 - European bee-eater
                     20 Merops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817 - chestnut-headed bee-eater
                     21 Merops malimbicus Shaw, 1806 - rosy bee-eater
                     22 Merops nubicus J.F. Gmelin, 1788 - northern carmine bee-eater
                     23 Merops nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846 - southern carmine bee-eater see Merops nubicus nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846