Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Coraciiformes |
| Family | Bee-eaters (Meropidae) |
| Species | Merops americanus |
| Codes | rucbee1, RCBE |
Identification
The Rufous-crowned Bee-eater (Merops americanus) 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 rucbee1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
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