Bird
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti · Meropidae · Coraciiformes
Best monthsJan–Marmost records
Records109,485in 11 countries
Most seen inIndia76,169 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater in brief
The chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) is a bird of the Meropidae family — species of near-passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.
Across the 11 countries we cover it has 109,485 published records, most of them from India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and March 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
India76,169 records · best Feb, Mar
Thailand14,936 records · best Feb, Jan
Sri Lanka5,986 records · best Feb, Jan
Nepal3,282 records · best Mar, Apr
Indonesia2,233 records · best Aug, Jul
Cambodia2,039 records · best Feb, Mar
Vietnam1,732 records · best Mar, Dec
Bangladesh1,448 records · best Mar, Feb
Bhutan725 records · best Apr, Mar
Myanmar683 records · best Jan, Nov
Laos252 records · best Feb, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.