Red-throated Bee-eater

Red-throated Bee-eater

Merops bulocki

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

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
20–30
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
80–90%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-throated Bee-eater in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Red-throated Bee-eater sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 199 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-throated Bee-eater in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Red-throated Bee-eater in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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