Where does the Green Bee-eater live?
Merops orientalis has 778,320 records in 35 countries and territories, from 1828 to 2026. Most records come from India.
- 778,320 records
- 35 places
- 107 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesMeropidaeMerops
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
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.
Records over time
18282026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 692,781 | |
| Thailand | 40,930 | |
| Sri Lanka | 14,786 | |
| Cambodia | 9,685 | |
| Nepal | 4,933 | |
| Bangladesh | 3,820 | |
| Myanmar | 2,746 | |
| Iran | 2,574 | |
| Pakistan | 2,393 | |
| Vietnam | 1,868 | |
| Laos | 713 | |
| China | 430 | |
| Nigeria | 292 | |
| Bhutan | 124 | |
| Benin | 85 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 38 | |
| Senegal | 23 | |
| Israel | 20 | |
| Egypt | 11 | |
| Kenya | 11 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 11 | |
| Afghanistan | 10 | |
| Oman | 8 | |
| Malaysia | 7 | |
| Jordan | 4 | |
| Uganda | 4 | |
| Greece | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 2 | |
| Palestine | 2 | |
| Armenia | 1 | |
| Botswana | 1 | |
| Cameroon | 1 | |
| Eritrea | 1 | |
| South Sudan | 1 | |
| Turkmenistan | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Meropidae.
European Bee-eater
801,134 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
Blue-throated Bee-eater
44,934 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.