White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMeropidae (Bee-eaters)
- GenusMerops (Typical Bee-eaters)
- SpeciesMerops bullockoides (White-fronted Bee-eater)
The white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa. The species has a distinctive white forehead, a square tail, and a bright red patch on its throat. It nests in small colonies, digging holes in cliffs or earthen banks, and can usually be seen in low trees, waiting to hunt passing insects by making quick hawking flights or gliding down before hovering briefly to catch the prey. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineus
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-fronted Bee-eater at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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