White-fronted Bee-eater
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White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park
1 Verified records at Table Mountain National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa. The species has a distinctive white forehead, a square tail, and a bright red patch on its throat. It nests in small colonies, digging holes in cliffs or earthen banks, and can usually be seen in low trees, waiting to hunt passing insects by making quick hawking flights or gliding down before hovering briefly to catch the prey. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park

Whitethroated Bee-eater
LC

Whitethroated Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops albicollis

Insufficient data
European Bee-eater
LC

European Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops apiaster

Insufficient data
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
LC

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops persicus

Insufficient data
Pied Kingfisher
LC

Pied Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceryle rudis

<5% · Rare
Malachite Kingfisher
LC

Malachite Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythornis cristatus

<5% · Rare
Woodland Kingfisher
LC

Woodland Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Halcyon senegalensis

Insufficient data
Giant Kingfisher
LC

Giant Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle maxima

<5% · Rare
European Roller
LC

European Roller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracias garrulus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-fronted Bee-eater at Table Mountain National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
2 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
5 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
7 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
14 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
15 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
16 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
21 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
26 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
28 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
30 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
33 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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