Where to see
Merops ornatus
Kakadu National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rainbow Bee-eater during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Kakadu National Park
In Kakadu National Park, Australia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Rainbow Bee-eater sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Nitmiluk National Park and more
After Kakadu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rainbow Bee-eater are in Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 60%), Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 50%) and Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June to August in Kakadu National Park (about 70%), June in Nitmiluk National Park (about 80%) and October in Litchfield National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rainbow Bee-eater on a given day. Each park's Rainbow Bee-eater page has the full month-by-month chart.
