Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMeropidae (Bee-eaters)
- GenusMerops (Typical Bee-eaters)
- SpeciesMerops oreobates (Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Madagascar Bee-eater
Merops superciliosus
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
Whitethroated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
📅 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 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 14 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater in Lake Nakuru National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.