Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Carmine Bee-eater in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Northern Carmine Bee-eater sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 139 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Carmine Bee-eater in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Carmine Bee-eater in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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