Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
Category: Iconic Birds
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
Where to Find
Found in 158 safari areas across 16 countries and 6 regions.
- KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 20 records
- KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 20 records
- Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 18 records
- Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 18 records
- Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 18 records
- Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 12 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 12 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 12 records
- Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 10 records
- Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 10 records
- Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 9 records
- Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 9 records
- Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 9 records
- Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 9 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 8 records
- Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 8 records
- Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 8 records
- Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 8 records
- Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 8 records
- Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 8 records
- Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 8 records
- Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 8 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 8 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 8 records
- Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 8 records
- Southern Anti-Atlas & Sahara Gateway, Morocco - 6 records
- Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 6 records
- Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 6 records
- Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 6 records
- Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 5 records
- Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 5 records
- Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 5 records
- Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 5 records
- Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 5 records
- Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 5 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 5 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 5 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 5 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 5 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 5 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 5 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 5 records
- Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 5 records
- Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 4 records
- Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 4 records
- Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 4 records
- Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 4 records
- Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 4 records
- Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 4 records
- Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 4 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
- KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 4 records
- Western Zambia, Zambia - 4 records
- Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
- Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
- Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 4 records
- Eastern Rwanda Savannah, Rwanda - 3 records
- Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 3 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 3 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 3 records
- Lower Zambezi Valley, Zambia - 3 records
- Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 3 records
- Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 3 records
- Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 3 records
- Western & Eastern Frontier, Kenya - 2 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
- Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 2 records
- Greater Kafue & Central Plains, Zambia - 2 records
- Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 2 records
- Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 2 records
- Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
- Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
- Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
- Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
- Central River Region, Gambia - 2 records
- Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 2 records
- Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 2 records
- Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 2 records
- Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
- Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
- Central River Region, Gambia - 2 records
- Central River Region, Gambia - 2 records
- Central River Region, Gambia - 2 records
- Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 2 records
- Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 2 records
- Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
- Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
- Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 2 records
- Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 2 records
- Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 2 records
- Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
- Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 2 records
- Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 2 records
- Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
- Coastal Kenya, Kenya - 1 records
- Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
- Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
- Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
- Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
- Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
- Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
- Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
- Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
- Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
- Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
- Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
- Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
- Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
- Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
- Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
- Southwest Atlantic Coast & Souss Valley, Morocco - 1 records
- Southern Anti-Atlas & Sahara Gateway, Morocco - 1 records
- Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 1 records
- Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
- Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
- Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
- Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
- Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
- Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
- Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
- North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 1 records
- Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 1 records
- North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 1 records
- North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 1 records
- KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 1 records
- KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 1 records
- Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 1 records
- Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
- Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
- Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
- Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
- Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
- Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
- Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
- Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
- Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
- Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
- Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
- Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
- Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
- Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
- Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records