Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Coraciiformes |
| Family | Bee-eaters (Meropidae) |
| Species | Merops hirundineus |
| Codes | stbeat1, STBE |
Identification
The Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) 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 stbeat1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Bee-eaters
