
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 and not from this province. 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
4 résultats à Limpopo
Préparer un voyage
European Bee-eater : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de Welgevonden Game Reserve and Marakele National Park.
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Espèce
Merops apiaster
Observations
1 536
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Une observation signifie qu'un hôte a vu le European Bee-eater sur la propriété ou à proximité. Une observation n'est jamais garantie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the European Bee-eater at stays in or beside Welgevonden Game Reserve and Marakele National 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. 4 places to stay on Spekboom in Limpopo 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.