Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti

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

The chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti), or bay-headed bee-eater, is a bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds on the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions, ranging from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka across Southeast Asia to Indonesia. This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green, with blue on the rump and lower belly. Its face and throat are yellow with a black eye stripe, and the crown and nape are rich chestnut. The thin curved bill is black. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park

Asian Green Bee-eater
LC Endemic

Asian Green Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops orientalis

50–60% · Likely
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
LC

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops philippinus

<5% · Rare
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
LC

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctyornis athertoni

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Kingfisher
LC

White-throated Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Halcyon smyrnensis

60–70% · Likely
Indian Roller
NT

Indian Roller

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracias benghalensis

50–60% · Likely
Common Kingfisher
LC

Common Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo atthis

10–20% · With luck
Stork-billed Kingfisher
LC

Stork-billed Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pelargopsis capensis

10–20% · With luck
Pied Kingfisher
LC

Pied Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceryle rudis

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Chestnut-headed Bee-eater at Bandhavgarh 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 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
50–60%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
4 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
6 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
9 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
11 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
14 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
15 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
16 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
17 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
18 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
19 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
20 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
22 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
24 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
25 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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