Bird
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus · Meropidae · Coraciiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records349,573in 16 countries
Most seen inIndia221,772 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Blue-tailed Bee-eater in brief
The blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a bird of the Meropidae family — species of bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.
Across the 16 countries we cover it has 349,573 published records, most of them from India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and December and fall to their lowest in May and June.
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
India221,772 records · best Jan, Feb
Thailand31,305 records · best Oct, Jan
Sri Lanka28,898 records · best Dec, Jan
Singapore13,862 records · best Dec, Nov
Cambodia12,069 records · best Feb, Mar
Malaysia10,550 records · best Dec, Jan
Philippines9,840 records · best Mar, Apr
Indonesia7,777 records · best Sep, Aug
Taiwan7,632 records · best May, Jun
Nepal1,656 records · best Apr, May
Bangladesh1,178 records · best May, Apr
Myanmar1,112 records · best Jan, Oct
Vietnam1,092 records · best Apr, Dec
Pakistan549 records · best Sep, Aug
East Timor269 records · best Oct, Feb
Maldives12 records · best Mar, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.