Where does the Little Bee-eater live?
Merops pusillus has 150,362 records in 43 countries and territories, from 1874 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 150,362 records
- 43 places
- 137 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesMeropidaeMerops
When it is recorded
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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
18742026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 49,916 | |
| Kenya | 19,850 | |
| Tanzania | 14,421 | |
| Botswana | 9,802 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7,776 | |
| Zambia | 7,215 | |
| Namibia | 6,132 | |
| Uganda | 5,864 | |
| Gambia | 5,482 | |
| Senegal | 4,002 | |
| Mozambique | 3,694 | |
| Malawi | 2,434 | |
| Ethiopia | 2,405 | |
| Ghana | 2,239 | |
| Nigeria | 2,182 | |
| Rwanda | 1,326 | |
| Eswatini | 1,207 | |
| Angola | 908 | |
| DR Congo | 678 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 462 | |
| Cameroon | 461 | |
| Liberia | 232 | |
| Sudan | 212 | |
| Congo | 187 | |
| Burkina Faso | 177 | |
| Gabon | 173 | |
| Chad | 136 | |
| Benin | 115 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 114 | |
| Niger | 81 | |
| Sierra Leone | 78 | |
| Somalia | 74 | |
| Guinea | 60 | |
| Central African Republic | 57 | |
| Mauritania | 56 | |
| Burundi | 48 | |
| Mali | 38 | |
| South Sudan | 26 | |
| Togo | 21 | |
| Eritrea | 17 |
Showing the top 40 of 43 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
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.