Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Merops hirundineus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Kafue National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
10 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
15 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swallow-tailed Bee-eater in Kafue National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Swallow-tailed Bee-eater sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 84 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Swallow-tailed Bee-eater in Kafue National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Swallow-tailed Bee-eater in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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