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Marks, Ben D.; Weckstein, Jason D.; Moyle, Robert G. Molecular phylogenetics of the Bee-eaters (Aves: Meropidae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. October 2007, 45 (1): 23–32. Bibcode:2007MolPE..45...23M. PMID 17716922. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.07.004(英语).
Boland, C. R. J. Introduced cane toads Bufo marinus are active nest predators and competitors of Rainbow Bee-eaters Merops ornatus: observational and experimental evidence. Biological Conservation. 2004, 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. Molecular phylogenetics of the Bee-eaters (Aves: Meropidae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. October 2007, 45 (1): 23–32. Bibcode:2007MolPE..45...23M. PMID 17716922. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.07.004(英语).
Ikenaga, Hiroshi; Sweet, P.; Hart, M. Analysis and reconfirmation of a bee-eater specimen from Japan. Ornithological Science. 2009, 8 (2): 169–171. S2CID 84797852. doi:10.2326/osj.8.169.