Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
207 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
February 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Carmine Bee-eater sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 207 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
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 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 Tsavo East National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Carmine Bee-eater sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 207 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Northern Carmine Bee-eater in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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