Where does the White-throated Bee-eater live?
Merops albicollis has 34,416 records in 45 countries and territories, from 1853 to 2026. Most records come from Kenya.
- 34,416 records
- 45 places
- 118 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesMeropidaeMerops
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18532026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9,879 | |
| Ghana | 6,873 | |
| Uganda | 6,665 | |
| Nigeria | 1,878 | |
| Gambia | 1,477 | |
| Tanzania | 1,037 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 746 | |
| Benin | 676 | |
| Senegal | 609 | |
| Ethiopia | 454 | |
| Cameroon | 434 | |
| Liberia | 434 | |
| DR Congo | 350 | |
| Sierra Leone | 346 | |
| Congo | 333 | |
| Togo | 330 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 249 | |
| Guinea | 228 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 222 | |
| Gabon | 221 | |
| Djibouti | 175 | |
| Algeria | 112 | |
| Israel | 101 | |
| Central African Republic | 93 | |
| Chad | 93 | |
| South Africa | 68 | |
| Burkina Faso | 66 | |
| Mauritania | 46 | |
| Sudan | 46 | |
| Niger | 34 | |
| Somalia | 24 | |
| Yemen | 21 | |
| Western Sahara | 20 | |
| South Sudan | 18 | |
| Rwanda | 17 | |
| Mali | 16 | |
| Burundi | 5 | |
| Angola | 4 | |
| Eritrea | 4 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 45 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Meropidae.
European Bee-eater
801,134 records
Green Bee-eater
778,320 records
Rainbow Bee-eater
468,935 records
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
350,020 records
Little Bee-eater
150,337 records
White-fronted Bee-eater
98,600 records
Blue-cheeked
84,728 records
Arabian Green Bee-eater
63,678 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.