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 Semuliki National Park
Whitethroated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Black Bee-eater
Merops gularis
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineus
Red-throated Bee-eater
Merops bulocki
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
White-bellied Kingfisher
Corythornis leucogaster
Blue-throated Roller
Eurystomus gularis
📅 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 Semuliki National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Semuliki National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.