Where to see
Merops albicollis
Meru National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Whitethroated Bee-eater during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Meru National Park
In Meru National Park, Kenya, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Whitethroated Bee-eater sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Samburu National Reserve and more
After Meru National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Whitethroated Bee-eater are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 50%), Awash National Park (Ethiopia, about 20%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October and November in Meru National Park (about 80%), March and May in Samburu National Reserve (about 80%) and July in Awash National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Whitethroated Bee-eater on a given day. Each park's Whitethroated Bee-eater page has the full month-by-month chart.
