Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates (Sharpe, 1892)

22 cmLength24 gWeight

The cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae.

Busiest months: July and November · Most records: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater has been recorded at 112 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya715 records
Nairobi NPKenya638 records
Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeKenya564 records

More places

Nairobi River @ National Museums of KenyaKenya506 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda490 records
Karura ForestKenya383 records
Kakamega Forest NRKenya363 records
Arusha NPTanzania342 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania267 records
Ngong Road Forest SanctuaryKenya217 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Uganda Tanzania Rwanda Congo - Kinshasa Burundi

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is mainly native to the Albertine Rift montane forests and the East African montane forests of East Africa, in the regions surrounding Lake Victoria.

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Questions

How big is the Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater?

The Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater is about 22 cm long and weighs around 24 g.

Where does the Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern South Sudan to northeastern Tanzania, western Uganda and eastern DR Congo to northwestern Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.