Merops cyanophrys
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It has a patchy distribution in the arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula from Saudi Arabia south to Yemen and east to Oman and the United Arab Emirates, and has expanded its range north to the southern Levant over the past few decades.
Although initially described as distinct species, the Arabian and African (M. viridissimus) green bee-eaters were grouped with the Asian green bee-eater (M. orientalis) as the green bee-eater by Sibley and Monroe in 1990. However, in 2014, the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International again split them as distinct species. A 2020 study found significant differences in morphology and voice between all three species, so they were also split from one another by the International Ornithologists' Union in 2021. Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Arabian Green Bee-eater sighting in Abu Dhabi on a given day, based on 194 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 159 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Arabian Green Bee-eater in Abu Dhabi on a given day, against about 10% in August and September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arabian Green Bee-eater sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Arabian Green Bee-eater sightings, Abu Dhabi ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arabian Green Bee-eater is recorded against all the birds logged in Abu Dhabi (194 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
