Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Coraciiformes |
| Family | Bee-eaters (Meropidae) |
| Species | Merops apiaster |
| Codes | eubeat1, EBEA, EUBE |
Identification
The European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a member of the Bee-eaters family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code eubeat1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Bee-eaters