Asian Green Bee-eater
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Asian Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Gir National Park
47 Verified sightings at Gir National Park From 2019 to 2026
15,829 Verified sightings across all 27 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Asian Green Bee-eater

The Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis), also known as the little green bee-eater, and just green bee-eater, is a bird species in the bee-eater family. It is resident or with short-distance seasonal movements, and is found widely distributed across Asia from coastal southern Iran east through the Indian subcontinent to Vietnam. Populations in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that were formerly assigned to this species (under the name green bee-eater) are now considered to be distinct species, the African green bee-eater and the Arabian green bee-eater. They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water. Several regional plumage variations are known and several subspecies have been named.

The Asian green bee-eater was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 using its current binomial name. Four subspecies are currently accepted: The African green bee-eater (M. viridissimus, with three subspecies M. v. viridissimus, M. v. cleopatra, and M. v. flavoviridis) and Arabian green bee-eater (M. cyanophrys, with two subspecies M. c. cyanophrys and M. c. muscatensis) were... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gir National Park

Blue-tailed Bee-eater
LC

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops philippinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
White-throated Kingfisher
LC

White-throated Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Halcyon smyrnensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Common Kingfisher
LC

Common Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo atthis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Pied Kingfisher
LC

Pied Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceryle rudis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Indian Roller
NT

Indian Roller

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracias benghalensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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 Daily sighting probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~80%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~70%
3 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~60%
5 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~50%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
8 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~40%
11 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
14 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
15 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
16 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
17 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
18 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
19 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
20 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
21 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
22 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
23 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
25 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
26 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
27 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Asian Green Bee-eater in Gir National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Green Bee-eater sighting in Gir National Park, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Asian Green Bee-eater in Gir National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Asian Green Bee-eater in Gir National Park in our monthly data.

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