Madagascar Bee-eater
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Madagascar Bee-eater

Merops superciliosus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Berenty Reserve
31 Verified sightings at Berenty Reserve From 2019 to 2026
2,077 Verified sightings across all 28 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Madagascar Bee-eater

The olive bee-eater or Madagascar bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) is a bee-eater species in the genus Merops. It is native to the southern half of Africa where it is present in Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mayotte; Mozambique; Namibia; Rwanda; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe. It is a common species with a wide range so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated their conservation status as "least concern".

In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the olive bee-eater in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected on the island of Madagascar. He used the French name Le guespier de Madagascar and the Latin Apiaster Madagascariensis. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the twelfth edition, he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson. One of these was the olive... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Berenty Reserve

Broad-billed Roller
LC

Broad-billed Roller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurystomus glaucurus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Malagasy Kingfisher
LC

Malagasy Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythornis vintsioides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~60%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
3 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~20%
4 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~20%
5 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
8 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~10%
9 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~10%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
16 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
20 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
25 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
26 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
28 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Bee-eater in Berenty Reserve?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Bee-eater sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Madagascar Bee-eater in Berenty Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Bee-eater in Berenty Reserve in our monthly data.

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