Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMeropidae (Bee-eaters)
- GenusMerops (Typical Bee-eaters)
- SpeciesMerops persicus (Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineus
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Moremi Game Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.