European Bee-eater
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European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
14 Verified records at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a bird species in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It has the largest range of any bee-eater species. It breeds in southern and central Europe, northern and southern Africa, and western Asia. Except for the resident southern African population, the species is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa. This species occurs as a spring overshoot north of its usual range, with occasional breeding in northern Europe. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a European Bee-eater sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Common Kingfisher
LC

Common Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo atthis

Insufficient data
European Roller
LC

European Roller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracias garrulus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
2 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
8 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
11 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
12 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
14 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
15 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
16 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
17 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
18 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
20 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
21 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
22 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
23 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
24 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
25 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
26 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
27 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
28 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
29 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
30 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
31 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
32 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
33 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
34 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
35 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
36 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
37 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
38 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
39 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
40 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
41 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
42 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
43 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
44 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
45 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
46 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
47 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
48 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
49 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
50 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
51 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
52 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
53 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
54 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
55 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
56 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
57 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
58 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
59 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
60 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
61 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
62 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
63 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
64 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
65 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
66 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
67 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
68 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
69 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Bee-eater in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a European Bee-eater sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see European Bee-eater in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for European Bee-eater in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in our monthly data.

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