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Arabian Green Bee-eater

Merops cyanophrys · Meropidae · Coraciiformes

Best monthsMar · Oct–Novmost records
Records63,740in 7 countries
Most seen inIsrael27,499 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Arabian Green Bee-eater
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About

Arabian Green Bee-eater in brief

The arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) is a bird of the Meropidae family — species of bird.

Across the 7 countries we cover it has 63,740 published records, most of them from Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, October and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Israel27,499 records · best Mar, Apr
United Arab Emirates27,176 records · best Oct, Nov
Oman3,569 records · best Nov, Feb
Saudi Arabia2,643 records · best Oct, Mar
Palestine1,614 records · best Mar, Feb
Jordan1,123 records · best Mar, Apr
Yemen116 records · best Apr, Mar
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.