Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758
(Bee-eater, European Bee-eater)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMerops apiaster (Bee-eater, European Bee-eater)
GenusMerops (a genus of birds)
FamilyMEROPIDAE (bee-eaters)
OrderCORACIIFORMES (kingfishers, rollers, bee-eaters and hoopoes)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2002 Bee-eaters have bred in Britain this year … Vol 13, No 6 Page: 431

Merops apiaster (Bee-eater, European Bee-eater) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Merops apiaster (Bee-eater, European Bee-eater)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Merops apiaster (Bee-eater, European Bee-eater)
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