Merops viridissimus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The African green bee-eater (Merops viridissimus) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found throughout arid Sahel region of Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia, and has expanded its range north to Egypt over the past few decades.
Although initially described as distinct species, the African and Arabian (M. cyanophrys) green bee-eaters were lumped 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.
However, the IOC classifies it as sister to M. cyanophrys.... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Luxor | 🇪🇬 Egypt | |
| 2 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | Maiduguri | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 4 | Cairo | 🇪🇬 Egypt | |
| 5 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Green Bee-eater sighting in Cairo on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 92 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, August and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Green Bee-eater in Cairo on a given day, against about 10% in June–July, September and December–April, the lowest months.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate African Green Bee-eater sightings, Cairo ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Luxor (Egypt, about 50%), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, about 40%) and Maiduguri (Nigeria, about 20%).
Same genus: Merops
The closest relatives of the African Green Bee-eater that you can see in Cairo (genus Merops, Typical Bee-eaters) are European Bee-eater (about 10%) and Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Green Bee-eater is recorded against all the birds logged in Cairo (51 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.
