ADW: Merops: CLASSIFICATION

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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
        
        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)

Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Please see our brief essay.

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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