White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817

26 gWeight

The white-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis) is a species of bee-eater that breeds in semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Kenya, Ghana, Uganda

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

White-throated Bee-eater has been recorded at 275 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 31 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda808 records
Samburu NRKenya496 records
Buffalo Springs NRKenya414 records

More places

Bobiri Butterfly SanctuaryGhana337 records
Ankasa NPGhana327 records
Atewa – farm scrub and degraded forestGhana304 records
Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana290 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya287 records
Antwikwaa – forest edge & farm scrubGhana224 records
Shaba NRKenya202 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Ghana Uganda Gambia Ethiopia Cameroon Tanzania Senegal

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 white-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis) is a species of bee-eater that breeds in semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara. The white-throated bee-eater is migratory, wintering in a completely different habitat in the equatorial rain forests of Africa from southern Senegal to Uganda.

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Questions

How big is the White-throated Bee-eater?

The White-throated Bee-eater weighs around 26 g.

Where does the White-throated Bee-eater live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Mauritania and Senegal to eastern Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen and Somalia. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Ghana and Uganda.