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Marks, Ben D.; Weckstein, Jason D.; Moyle, Robert G. (October 2007). "Molecular phylogenetics of the Bee-eaters (Aves: Meropidae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (1): 23–32. Bibcode:2007MolPE..45...23M. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.07.004. PMID17716922.
Boland, C. R. J. (2004). "Introduced cane toads Bufo marinus are active nest predators and competitors of Rainbow Bee-eaters Merops ornatus: observational and experimental evidence". Biological Conservation. 120 (1): 53–62. Bibcode:2004BCons.120...53B. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2004.01.025.
Marks, Ben D.; Weckstein, Jason D.; Moyle, Robert G. (October 2007). "Molecular phylogenetics of the Bee-eaters (Aves: Meropidae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (1): 23–32. Bibcode:2007MolPE..45...23M. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.07.004. PMID17716922.
Ikenaga, Hiroshi; Sweet, P.; Hart, M. (2009). "Analysis and reconfirmation of a bee-eater specimen from Japan". Ornithological Science. 8 (2): 169–171. doi:10.2326/osj.8.169. S2CID84797852.
