Kingdom Animalia (animals) Eumetazoa (metazoans) Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) Deuterostomia (deuterostomes) Phylum Chordata (chordates) Craniata (craniates) Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates) Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates) Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates) Tetrapoda (tetrapods) Amniota (amniotes) Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives) Class Aves (birds) Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds) Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds) Order Coraciiformes (kingfishers and relatives) Family Meropidae (bee-eaters) Genus Merops Species Merops albicollis (white-throated bee-eater) Species Merops apiaster (European bee-eater) Species Merops boehmi (Boehm's bee-eater) Species Merops breweri (black-headed bee-eater) Species Merops bullockoides (white-fronted bee-eater) Species Merops bulocki (red-throated bee-eater) Species Merops gularis (black bee-eater) Species Merops hirundineus (swallow-tailed bee-eater) Species Merops leschenaulti (chestnut-headed bee-eater) Species Merops malimbicus (rosy bee-eater) Species Merops muelleri (blue-headed bee-eater) Species Merops nubicus (carmine bee-eater) Species Merops oreobates (cinnamon-chested bee-eater) Species Merops orientalis (green bee-eater) Species Merops ornatus (rainbow bee-eater) Species Merops persicus (blue-cheeked bee-eater) Species Merops philippinus (blue-tailed bee-eater) Species Merops pusillus (little bee-eater) Species Merops revoilii (Somali bee-eater) Species Merops superciliosus (Madagascar bee-eater) Species Merops variegatus (blue-breasted bee-eater) Species Merops viridis (blue-throated bee-eater)
