Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Coraciiformes Forbes, 1884 - rollerlike birds
         Family Meropidae Vigors, 1825 - bee-eaters
           Genus Merops Linnaeus, 1758
             01 Merops breweri (Cassin, 1859) - black-headed bee-eater
             02 Merops muelleri (Cassin, 1857) - blue-headed bee-eater
             03 Merops gularis Shaw, 1798 - black bee-eater
             04 Merops hirundineus A.A.H. Lichtenstein, 1793 - swallow-tailed 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 bulocki Vieillot, 1817 - red-throated bee-eater
             09 Merops bullockoides A. Smith, 1834 - white-fronted bee-eater
             10 Merops revoilii Oustalet, 1882 - Somali bee-eater
             11 Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 - white-throated bee-eater
             12 Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882 - Boehm's bee-eater
             13 Merops orientalis Latham, 1802 - little green bee-eater
             14 Merops persicus Pallas, 1773 - blue-cheeked bee-eater
             15 Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 - Madagascar bee-eater
             16 Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1766 - blue-tailed bee-eater
             17 Merops ornatus Latham, 1802 - rainbow bee-eater
             18 Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758 - blue-throated bee-eater
             19 Merops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817 - chestnut-headed bee-eater
             20 Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 - European bee-eater
             21 Merops malimbicus Shaw, 1806 - rosy bee-eater
             22 Merops nubicus J.F. Gmelin, 1788 - northern carmine bee-eater