Merops boehmi
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Boehm's Bee-eater sighting in Selous Game Reserve on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 26 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boehm's 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 parks where we can rate Boehm's Bee-eater sightings, Selous Game Reserve ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 50%).
Same genus: Merops
The closest relatives of the Boehm's Bee-eater that you can see in Selous Game Reserve (genus Merops, Typical Bee-eaters) are Little Bee-eater (about 40%), White-fronted Bee-eater (about 40%) and Madagascar Bee-eater (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boehm's Bee-eater is recorded against all the birds logged in Selous Game Reserve (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
