Where can you see the European Bee-eater in South Africa?

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. 24 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the European Bee-eater on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the European Bee-eater?

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.

What is the European Bee-eater?

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.

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European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

The European bee-eater ( Merops apiaster ) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.

from Wikipedia

Go Birding

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

The European bee-eater ( Merops apiaster ) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotEuropean Bee-eater30+ stays list it on site or nearby

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Beste Reisezeit

Best Nov to Jan

When European Bee-eater sightings peak, from open records.

Beste MonateNov to Jan

Sightings1,536 records

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.

Wo Sie sie finden

Mpumalanga and beyond

Provinces where European Bee-eater is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

1,536 records, iNaturalist