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This list is based on the IOC WorldBirdNames classification ver 2.10 (2011)

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1. Red-bearded Bee-eater   Nyctyornis amictus
2. Blue-bearded Bee-eater   Nyctyornis athertoni
3. Purple-bearded Bee-eater   Meropogon forsteni
4. Black-headed Bee-eater   Merops breweri
5. Blue-headed Bee-eater   Merops muelleri
6. Blue-moustached Bee-eater   Merops mentalis
7. Black Bee-eater   Merops gularis
8. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater   Merops hirundineus
9. Little Bee-eater   Merops pusillus
10. Blue-breasted Bee-eater   Merops variegatus
11. Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater   Merops oreobates
12. Red-throated Bee-eater   Merops bulocki
13. White-fronted Bee-eater   Merops bullockoides
14. Somali Bee-eater   Merops revoilii
15. White-throated Bee-eater   Merops albicollis
16. Böhm’s Bee-eater   Merops boehmi
17. Green Bee-eater   Merops orientalis
18. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater   Merops persicus
19. Olive Bee-eater   Merops superciliosus
20. Blue-tailed Bee-eater   Merops philippinus
21. Rainbow Bee-eater   Merops ornatus
22. Blue-throated Bee-eater   Merops viridis
23. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater   Merops leschenaulti
24. European Bee-eater   Merops apiaster
25. Rosy Bee-eater   Merops malimbicus
26. Northern Carmine Bee-eater   Merops nubicus
27. Southern Carmine Bee-eater   Merops nubicoides