Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Merops philippinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
5 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
6 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
0–10%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
13 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
0–10%
14 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
15 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
0–10%
16 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
17 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
0–10%
18 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
20 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
23 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
26 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
27 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
28 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-tailed Bee-eater in Wilpattu National Park?

About 49% of visitor-days record a Blue-tailed Bee-eater sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 215 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Blue-tailed Bee-eater in Wilpattu National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Blue-tailed Bee-eater in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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