Blue-throated Bee-eater
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Blue-throated Bee-eater

Merops viridis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Taroko National Park
2 Verified records at Taroko National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis) is a species of bird in the bee-eater family. It is found in much of southeast Asia, in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Their diet consists mostly of bees, wasps, and dragonflies. Blue-throated bee-eater is a medium-large species of bee-eater with brightly coloured plumage consisting of a red-brown nape, dark green wings, light green breast, and their signature blue throat. The juvenile plumage has a dark green head and wings and light green breast, only developing their full plumage in adulthood. They have a rich variety of songs and calls, including long calls which allow them to communicate long distances in the forest. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Common Kingfisher
LC

Common Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo atthis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
50–60%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
8 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
9 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
10 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
11 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
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