
The blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae.
Most records Dec to Apr
When Blue-cheeked Bee-eater sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 676 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Blue-cheeked Bee-eater is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
676 records, iNaturalist
5 Ergebnisse in Südafrika
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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater: von Gastgebern erfasst in oder bei Kruger National Park.
Selbst fahren
Eigenes Fahrzeug, eigenes Tempo, auf den Straßen des Parks.
Wo Gastgeber die Art erfassen
Art
Merops persicus
Nachweise
676
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den Blue-cheeked Bee-eater auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (77% of records), Limpopo (6% of records), Eastern Cape (5% of records), based on 676 iNaturalist observations. 5 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater peak from Dec to Apr, based on 676 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and persicus is Latin for "Persian".