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Böhm's Bee-eater

Merops boehmi · Meropidae · Coraciiformes

Best monthsMay · Oct–Novmost records
Records1,998in 2 countries
Most seen inMalawi1,198 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About

Böhm's Bee-eater in brief

The böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi) is a bird of the Meropidae family — species of bird.

Across the 2 countries we cover it has 1,998 published records, most of them from Malawi and Zambia. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, October and November and fall to their lowest in January and March.

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

Malawi1,198 records · best Oct, May
Zambia800 records · best Oct, Nov
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.