Where does the Northern Carmine Bee-eater live?
Merops nubicus has 12,081 records in 45 countries and territories, from 1859 to 2026. Most records come from Kenya.
- 12,081 records
- 45 places
- 92 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesMeropidaeMerops
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,197 | |
| Ethiopia | 2,340 | |
| Uganda | 1,641 | |
| Tanzania | 588 | |
| Ghana | 546 | |
| Nigeria | 531 | |
| Senegal | 481 | |
| Gambia | 364 | |
| Sweden | 243 | |
| Benin | 241 | |
| Chad | 148 | |
| Cameroon | 124 | |
| Namibia | 102 | |
| DR Congo | 98 | |
| Sudan | 68 | |
| South Sudan | 64 | |
| Somalia | 58 | |
| Niger | 45 | |
| Mali | 44 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 33 | |
| Burkina Faso | 28 | |
| Mozambique | 14 | |
| Togo | 13 | |
| South Africa | 13 | |
| Canada | 7 | |
| Botswana | 6 | |
| Guinea | 6 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 5 | |
| Central African Republic | 4 | |
| Liberia | 4 | |
| Zambia | 4 | |
| Greece | 3 | |
| Germany | 2 | |
| Mauritania | 2 | |
| Netherlands | 2 | |
| Poland | 2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | |
| Austria | 1 | |
| Colombia | 1 | |
| Denmark | 1 |
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/Blue-tailed Bee-eater
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.