Olive Bee-eater

Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766

38 gWeight

The olive bee-eater or Madagascar bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) is a bee-eater species in the genus Merops.

Busiest months: October–November · Most records: Madagascar, Uganda, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October–November · Most records: Madagascar, Uganda, Kenya

Olive Bee-eater has been recorded at 165 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 16 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Ifaty – spiny forest reservesMadagascar514 records
Andasibe-Mantadia NPMadagascar367 records
Belalanda WetlandsMadagascar303 records

More places

Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda281 records
Ankarafantsika NP – Lac RavelobeMadagascar270 records
Ankarafantsika NPMadagascar256 records
Le Relais de la Reine/Le Jardin du RoyMadagascar254 records
Zombitse-Vohibasia NPMadagascar216 records
Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kazinga Channel Boat TripUganda207 records
Lake BaringoKenya203 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Madagascar Uganda Kenya Namibia Ethiopia Mozambique Tanzania Mayotte

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 olive bee-eater or Madagascar bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) is a bee-eater species in the genus Merops. It is native to the southern half of Africa where it is present in Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mayotte; Mozambique; Namibia; Rwanda; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe. It is a common species with a wide range so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated their conservation status as "least concern".

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