Whitethroated Bee-eater

Whitethroated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Selous Game Reserve
10 Verified records at Selous Game Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis) is a species of bee-eater that breeds in semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara. The white-throated bee-eater is migratory, wintering in a completely different habitat in the equatorial rain forests of Africa from southern Senegal to Uganda. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Whitethroated Bee-eater sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
3 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
4 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
9 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
10 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
19 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
20 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
22 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
25 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
28 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
29 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
30 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whitethroated Bee-eater in Selous Game Reserve?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Whitethroated Bee-eater sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Whitethroated Bee-eater in Selous Game Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Whitethroated Bee-eater in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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