Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
1 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a species of bee-eater that breeds in Northern Africa and the Middle East from eastern Turkey to Kazakhstan and India. It is generally strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, although some populations are resident year-round in the Sahel. This species occurs as a rare vagrant north of its breeding range, with most vagrants occurring in Italy and Greece. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
LC

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops oreobates

30–40% · Possible
European Bee-eater
LC

European Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops apiaster

5–10% · With luck
Little Bee-eater
LC

Little Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops pusillus

<5% · Rare
Blue-breasted Bee-eater
LC

Blue-breasted Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops variegatus

Insufficient data
Striped Kingfisher
LC

Striped Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Halcyon chelicuti

Insufficient data
Pied Kingfisher
LC

Pied Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceryle rudis

<5% · Rare
Malachite Kingfisher
LC

Malachite Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythornis cristatus

<5% · Rare
Broad-billed Roller
LC

Broad-billed Roller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurystomus glaucurus

<5% · Rare
Gray-headed Kingfisher
LC

Gray-headed Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Halcyon leucocephala

<5% · Rare
Woodland Kingfisher
LC

Woodland Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Halcyon senegalensis

<5% · Rare
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
LC

African Pygmy-Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ispidina picta

Insufficient data
Lilac-breasted Roller
LC

Lilac-breasted Roller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracias caudatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Blue-cheeked Bee-eater at Nyungwe National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
5 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
8 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
11 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
12 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
16 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
19 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
20 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
21 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
25 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
27 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
28 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
31 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
32 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
34 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
35 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
36 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
37 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
38 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
39 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
40 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
41 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
42 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
43 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
44 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
45 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
46 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
47 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
48 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
49 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
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