Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Asian Green Bee-eater
LC

Asian Green Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops orientalis

10–20% · With luck
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
LC

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops philippinus

0–10% · Rare
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
LC

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctyornis athertoni

0–10% · With luck
White-throated Kingfisher
LC

White-throated Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Halcyon smyrnensis

20–30% · Possible
Common Kingfisher
LC

Common Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo atthis

20–30% · Possible
Crested Kingfisher
LC

Crested Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle lugubris

10–20% · With luck
Stork-billed Kingfisher
LC

Stork-billed Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pelargopsis capensis

10–20% · With luck
Pied Kingfisher
LC

Pied Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceryle rudis

0–10% · With luck
Dollarbird
LC

Dollarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurystomus orientalis

<5% · Rare
Indian Roller
NT

Indian Roller

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracias benghalensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
50–60
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
50–60%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
4 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
6 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
8 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
9 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
13 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
14 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
15 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
0–10%
16 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0–10%
17 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
18 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
19 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
20 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
21 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
22 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-headed Bee-eater in Jim Corbett National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-headed Bee-eater sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 449 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-headed Bee-eater in Jim Corbett National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-headed Bee-eater in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.

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