Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMeropidae (Bee-eaters)
- GenusMerops (Typical Bee-eaters)
- SpeciesMerops ornatus (Rainbow Bee-eater)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii
Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii
Azure Kingfisher
Ceyx azureus
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Little Kingfisher
Ceyx pusillus
Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
Torresian Kingfisher
Todiramphus sordidus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rainbow Bee-eater in Kakadu National Park?
About 65% of visitor-days record a Rainbow Bee-eater sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 889 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rainbow Bee-eater in Kakadu National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Rainbow Bee-eater in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.