Blue-tailed Bee-eater
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Merops philippinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
88 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a bee-eater species mostly seen in open habitats close to water. It is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia where many populations are strongly migratory, and seen seasonally in many parts but breeding colonially in small areas across their range, mostly in river valleys, where they nest by tunneling into loamy sand banks. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-tailed Bee-eater sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 88 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Asian Green Bee-eater
LC Endemic

Asian Green Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops orientalis

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
LC

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops leschenaulti

20–30% · Possible
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
LC

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctyornis athertoni

<5% · Rare
White-throated Kingfisher
LC

White-throated Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Halcyon smyrnensis

60–70% · Likely
Indian Roller
NT

Indian Roller

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracias benghalensis

20–30% · Possible
Common Kingfisher
LC

Common Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo atthis

10–20% · With luck
Pied Kingfisher
LC

Pied Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceryle rudis

<5% · Rare
Stork-billed Kingfisher
LC

Stork-billed Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pelargopsis capensis

<5% · Rare
Dollarbird
LC

Dollarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurystomus orientalis

<5% · Rare
Blue-eared Kingfisher
LC

Blue-eared Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcedo meninting

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
5 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
6 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
11 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
15 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
16 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
17 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
18 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
19 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
21 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
23 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
24 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
27 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
28 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
29 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
30 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-tailed Bee-eater in Nagarhole National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-tailed Bee-eater sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 88 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-tailed Bee-eater in Nagarhole National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Blue-tailed Bee-eater in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.

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