Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park
25 Verified records at Tsavo West National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is mainly native to the Albertine Rift montane forests and the East African montane forests of East Africa, in the regions surrounding Lake Victoria. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
30–40%
5 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
7 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
8 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
14 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
16 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
23 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater in Tsavo West National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater in Tsavo West National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.

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