Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
               Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
                 Order Coraciiformes Forbes, 1884 - rollerlike birds
                   Family Meropidae Vigors, 1825 - bee-eaters
                     Genus Merops Linnaeus, 1758
                       1 Merops nubicus J.F. Gmelin, 1788 - northern carmine bee-eater
                       2 Merops nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846 - southern carmine bee-eater see Merops nubicus nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846
                       3 Merops malimbicus Shaw, 1806 - rosy bee-eater
                       4 Merops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817 - chestnut-headed bee-eater
                       5 Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 - European bee-eater
                       6 Merops ornatus Latham, 1802 - rainbow bee-eater
                       7 Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 - Madagascar bee-eater
                       8 Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758 - blue-throated bee-eater
                       9 Merops orientalis Latham, 1802 - little green bee-eater