Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
409 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
November 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 409 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
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 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 409 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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