| Scientific Name | TSN | Taxon Author | Common Name | Name Source | Usage | Reason (ITIS) | Taxon Rank |
|---|
| Merops albicollis | 554653 | Vieillot, 1817 | White-throated Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops apiaster | 554661 | Linnaeus, 1758 | European Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops boehmi | 554655 | Reichenow, 1882 | Böhm's Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops breweri | 554651 | (Cassin, 1859) | Black-headed Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops bullockoides | 554646 | A. Smith, 1834 | White-fronted Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops bulocki | 554645 | Vieillot, 1817 | | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops gularis | 554643 | Shaw, 1798 | Black Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops hirundineus | 554650 | A. A. H. Lichtenstein, 1793 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops leschenaulti | 554662 | Vieillot, 1817 | Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops malimbicus | 554663 | Shaw, 1805 | Rosy Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops muelleri | 554644 | (Cassin, 1857) | Blue-headed Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops nubicus | 554664 | Gmelin, 1788 | Northern Carmine Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops oreobates | 554649 | (Sharpe, 1892) | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops orientalis | 554654 | Latham, 1802 | Green Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops ornatus | 554660 | Latham, 1802 | Rainbow Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops persicus | 554657 | Pallas, 1773 | Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops philippinus | 554659 | Linnaeus, 1766 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops pusillus | 554647 | Statius Muller, 1776 | Little Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops revoilii | 554652 | Oustalet, 1882 | Somali Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops superciliosus | 554658 | Linnaeus, 1766 | Olive Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops variegatus | 554648 | Vieillot, 1817 | Blue-breasted Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Merops viridis | 554656 | Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue-throated Bee-eater | ITIS | valid | | Species |
