Bird
African Green Bee-eater
Merops viridissimus · Meropidae · Coraciiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records5,911in 12 countries
Most seen inEgypt2,721 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
African Green Bee-eater in brief
The african green bee-eater (Merops viridissimus) is a bird of the Meropidae family — species of bird.
Across the 12 countries we cover it has 5,911 published records, most of them from Egypt, Senegal and Gambia. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and December and fall to their lowest in June and July.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Egypt2,721 records · best Mar, Apr
Senegal1,109 records · best Jan, Feb
Gambia824 records · best Nov, Jan
Burkina Faso541 records · best Jan, Oct
Chad192 records · best Feb, Mar
Sudan178 records · best Jan, Feb
Niger106 records · best Feb, Jan
Algeria82 records · best Oct, Nov
Mali61 records · best Jan, Apr
Mauritania39 records · best Dec, Apr
Eritrea38 records · best Dec, Jan
South Sudan20 records · best Jul, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.