Northern Carmine Bee-eater
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Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park
139 Verified records at Niokolo-Koba National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicus) is a brightly-coloured bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It is found across northern tropical Africa, from Senegal eastwards to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the southern carmine bee-eater which has a carmine coloured throat rather than the blue throat of the northern species. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Carmine Bee-eater sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 139 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Red-throated Bee-eater
LC

Red-throated Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops bulocki

80–90% · Very likely
Little Bee-eater
LC

Little Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops pusillus

40–50% · Likely
European Bee-eater
LC

European Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops apiaster

<5% · Rare
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
LC

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops persicus

Insufficient data
Pied Kingfisher
LC

Pied Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceryle rudis

60–70% · Likely
Broad-billed Roller
LC

Broad-billed Roller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurystomus glaucurus

60–70% · Likely
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
LC

Blue-breasted Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Halcyon malimbica

60–70% · Likely
Giant Kingfisher
LC

Giant Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle maxima

50–60% · Likely
Gray-headed Kingfisher
LC

Gray-headed Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Halcyon leucocephala

40–50% · Likely
Abyssinian Roller
LC

Abyssinian Roller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracias abyssinicus

40–50% · Likely
Malachite Kingfisher
LC

Malachite Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythornis cristatus

30–40% · Possible
Blue-bellied Roller
LC

Blue-bellied Roller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracias cyanogaster

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
50–60%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
13 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
15 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
18 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Carmine Bee-eater in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Carmine Bee-eater sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 139 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Carmine Bee-eater in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Carmine Bee-eater in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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