
The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.
Most records Nov to Jan
When European Bee-eater sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 1,536 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where European Bee-eater is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,536 records, iNaturalist
6 resultate in die Noord-Kaap
Beplan 'n reis
Gashere het die European Bee-eater aangeteken by verblyf in of langs Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Merops apiaster
Aantekeninge
1 536
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die European Bee-eater op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the European Bee-eater at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The European Bee-eater is most recorded in Mpumalanga (21% of records), Limpopo (19% of records), Western Cape (15% of records), based on 1 536 iNaturalist observations. 6 places to stay on Spekboom in Northern Cape have recorded the European Bee-eater on site or nearby.
Sightings of the European Bee-eater peak from Nov to Jan, based on 1 536 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and apiaster is Latin, also meaning "bee-eater", from apis, "bee". It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa.