Evidence found
333 records across 24 countries and territories, 1854–2026.
Merops superciliosus · GBIF taxon key 2475440
Where has the Madagascar Bee-eater been recorded?
Merops superciliosus occurrence evidence comes from 333 records in 24 countries and territories, from 1854 to 2026. Most records come from Afghanistan.
- 333 records
- 24 places
- 63 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: September.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. 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
18542026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Madagascar Bee-eater has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Madagascar Bee-eater. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 60 | |
| Uganda | 54 | |
| Iraq | 51 | |
| Madagascar | 33 | |
| Mozambique | 22 | |
| Kuwait | 20 | |
| Kenya | 19 | |
| Angola | 17 | |
| Djibouti | 15 | |
| Tanzania | 7 | |
| Namibia | 6 | |
| Botswana | 5 | |
| South Africa | 5 | |
| Malawi | 3 | |
| Oman | 3 | |
| Gabon | 2 | |
| Indonesia | 2 | |
| Philippines | 2 | |
| Russia | 2 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 1 | |
| Mayotte | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Meropidae.
European Bee-eater
17,186 records
Little Bee-eater
602 records
Green Bee-eater
601 records
White-throated Bee-eater
597 records
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
482 records
Rainbow Bee-eater
444 records
Blue-cheeked
347 records
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
241 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.