Where to see
Merops philippinus
Udawalawe National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Blue-tailed Bee-eater during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Udawalawe National Park
In Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-tailed Bee-eater sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Udawalawe National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Blue-tailed Bee-eater are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 60%), Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%) and Komodo National Park (Indonesia, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best option is Komodo National Park in Southeast Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October and December–February in Udawalawe National Park (about 80%), November to February in Yala National Park (about 80%) and November in Wilpattu National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Blue-tailed Bee-eater on a given day. Each park's Blue-tailed Bee-eater page has the full month-by-month chart.
