Merops orientalis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis), also known as the little green bee-eater, and just green bee-eater, is a bird species in the bee-eater family. It is resident or with short-distance seasonal movements, and is found widely distributed across Asia from coastal southern Iran east through the Indian subcontinent to Vietnam. Populations in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that were formerly assigned to this species (under the name green bee-eater) are now considered to be distinct species, the African green bee-eater and the Arabian green bee-eater. They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water. Several regional plumage variations are known and several subspecies have been named.
The Asian green bee-eater was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 using its current binomial name. Wikipedia →
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoological Park Delhi | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Green Bee-eater sighting in Kolkata on a given day, based on 2,438 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Green Bee-eater in Kolkata on a given day, against under 5% in June and August, the lowest months. Those are among Kolkata's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 330 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Green Bee-eater sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
42nd of 74
Of the 74 cities where we can rate Asian Green Bee-eater sightings, Kolkata ranks 42nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Asansol (India, about 70%), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (India, about 60%) and Indore (India, about 60%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Green Bee-eater is recorded against all the birds logged in Kolkata (2,438 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.
