Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMeropidae (Bee-eaters)
- GenusMerops (Typical Bee-eaters)
- SpeciesMerops philippinus (Blue-tailed Bee-eater)
The blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a bee-eater species mostly seen in open habitats close to water. It is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia where many populations are strongly migratory, and seen seasonally in many parts but breeding colonially in small areas across their range, mostly in river valleys, where they nest by tunneling into loamy sand banks. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-tailed Bee-eater sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 218 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bali Barat National Park
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Small Blue Kingfisher
Alcedo coerulescens
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
Javan Kingfisher
Halcyon cyanoventris
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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-tailed Bee-eater in Bali Barat National Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-tailed Bee-eater sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 218 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-tailed Bee-eater in Bali Barat National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Blue-tailed Bee-eater in Bali Barat National Park in our monthly data.