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Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis · Meropidae · Coraciiformes

Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records778,431in 13 countries
Most seen inIndia693,419 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Green Bee-eater
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About

Green Bee-eater in brief

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

Across the 13 countries we cover it has 778,431 published records, most of them from India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and December.

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

India693,419 records · best Feb, Dec
Thailand41,127 records · best Jan, Dec
Sri Lanka14,948 records · best Feb, Dec
Cambodia9,691 records · best Feb, Jan
Nepal4,956 records · best Mar, Nov
Bangladesh3,831 records · best Dec, Oct
Myanmar2,788 records · best Jan, Dec
Iran2,597 records · best Feb, Jan
Pakistan2,426 records · best Sep, Mar
Vietnam1,918 records · best Jan, Feb
Laos719 records · best Dec, Nov
Afghanistan10 records · best Sep, Mar
Turkmenistan1 records · best Jun, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.