European Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

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

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
2 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
7 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
9 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
10 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
13 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
14 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
15 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
19 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
20 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
21 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
22 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
23 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
24 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
25 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
26 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
0–10%
27 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
28 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
29 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
30 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
31 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
32 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
33 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
34 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
35 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
36 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
0–10%
37 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
38 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
39 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
40 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
41 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
42 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
43 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
44 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
45 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
46 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
47 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
48 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
49 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
50 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
51 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
52 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
53 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
54 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
55 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
56 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
57 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
58 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
59 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
60 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Bee-eater in Mana Pools National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a European Bee-eater sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see European Bee-eater in Mana Pools National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for European Bee-eater in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.

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