Merops viridissimus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an African Green Bee-eater sighting in Ouagadougou on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 86 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an African Green Bee-eater in Ouagadougou on a given day, against about 30% in June and July, the lowest months. That is one of Ouagadougou's driest months, with almost no rain against 250 mm in August. February, August and November have too few records to rate.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate African Green Bee-eater sightings, Ouagadougou ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Luxor (Egypt, about 50%).
Same order: Coraciiformes
The closest relatives of the African Green Bee-eater that you can see in Ouagadougou (order Coraciiformes, Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies) are Pied Kingfisher (about 50%), Abyssinian Roller (about 10%) and Malachite Kingfisher (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 Ouagadougou (38 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.
