Where to see
Merops nubicus
Awash National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Carmine Bee-eater during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Awash National Park
In Awash National Park, Ethiopia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Carmine Bee-eater sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Niokolo-Koba National Park and more
After Awash National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Carmine Bee-eater are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 40%), Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Awash National Park (about 80%), January and February in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 50%) and February–March, June–September and December in Murchison Falls National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Carmine Bee-eater on a given day. Each park's Northern Carmine Bee-eater page has the full month-by-month chart.
