Blue-throated Bee-eater

Blue-throated Bee-eater

Merops viridis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
50–60%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
8 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
9 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
10 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
11 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-throated Bee-eater in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Blue-throated Bee-eater sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 277 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Blue-throated Bee-eater in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

May has the highest sighting rate for Blue-throated Bee-eater in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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