bird · Coraciiformes · Meropidae
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 — also called Bee-eater, bee-eater. Occurrence records of the European Bee-eater are shared on GBIF from around 142 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (2 500 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernMeropidae
142reserves with records
21 194records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 2 500 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 1 770 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 523 |
| Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 063 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 986 |
| Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 802 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 715 |
| Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 679 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 665 |
| Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 506 |
| Highveld GardenNature reserve | FS Free State | 498 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 459 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 438 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 430 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 416 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 415 |
| Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | FS Free State | 349 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 340 |
| Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve | NW North West | 321 |
| Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 314 |
| Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 291 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 273 |
| McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 261 |
| Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | 245 |
| Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 209 |
| Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 196 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 169 |
| Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | GP Gauteng | 157 |
| Marais DamNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 148 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 146 |
| Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 143 |
| Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 142 |
| SabieparkNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 138 |
| Mapungubwe National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 128 |
| Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 121 |
| Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 116 |
| Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 113 |
| Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 110 |
| CederbergProtected area | WC Western Cape | 105 |
| Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 102 |
| Montgomery VleiNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 101 |
| Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 96 |
| Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 95 |
| Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 95 |
| Karoo National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 89 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 85 |
| West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 85 |
| Thaba MoririNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 83 |
| Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 81 |
| Mabula Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 76 |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 73 |
| Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area | NW North West | 72 |
| Melville KoppiesNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 71 |
| Cheetah ExperienceWildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | 68 |
| Marakele National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 60 |
| Klipplaat-PrivaatnatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 57 |
| Leon Taljaard Nature ReserveProtected area | NW North West | 55 |
| Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 55 |
| Olien Van Rooyen WildlifePrivate game reserve | LP Limpopo | 55 |
| Rotary ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 54 |
and 82 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Limpopo
- 43 reserves
- Gauteng
- 27 reserves
- North West
- 16 reserves
- Western Cape
- 15 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 12 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 11 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 11 reserves
- Free State
- 5 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 2 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Meropidae
- Scientific name
- Merops apiaster
- GBIF taxon
- 2475443
- Wikidata
- Q170718
More of the Meropidae family
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.