Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

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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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 33% of visitor-days record a Swallow-tailed Bee-eater sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 83 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Swallow-tailed Bee-eater in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Swallow-tailed Bee-eater in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.