White-fronted Bee-eater

White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Gonarezhou National Park
84 Verified records at Gonarezhou National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa. The species has a distinctive white forehead, a square tail, and a bright red patch on its throat. It nests in small colonies, digging holes in cliffs or earthen banks, and can usually be seen in low trees, waiting to hunt passing insects by making quick hawking flights or gliding down before hovering briefly to catch the prey. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a White-fronted Bee-eater sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
70–80
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
2 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
5 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
7 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
14 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
15 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
16 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
21 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
26 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
28 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
30 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
33 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-fronted Bee-eater in Gonarezhou National Park?

About 65% of wildlife watchers report a White-fronted Bee-eater sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-fronted Bee-eater in Gonarezhou National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White-fronted Bee-eater in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.

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