bird · Coraciiformes · Meropidae
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus P.L.S.Müller, 1776 — also called LIBE, little bee eater. Occurrence records of the Little Bee-eater are shared on GBIF from around 83 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (1 704 records), in 5 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernMeropidae
83reserves with records
8 947records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 704 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 473 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 719 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 605 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 572 |
| Umhlanga LagoonProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 356 |
| Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 269 |
| Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 267 |
| Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | 252 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 243 |
| Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 174 |
| SabieparkNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 144 |
| Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 131 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 118 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 112 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 99 |
| T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 97 |
| Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 91 |
| Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 90 |
| Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 89 |
| Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 87 |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 80 |
| Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 72 |
| Bluff Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 61 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 60 |
| Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 60 |
| Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 48 |
| Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 48 |
| Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 47 |
| Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 43 |
| Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 43 |
| Paradise ValleyNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 42 |
| Marakele National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 38 |
| Manyoni Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 38 |
| Wild Rivers Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 34 |
| Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 30 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 27 |
| MakulekeProtected area | LP Limpopo | 24 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 23 |
| Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 23 |
| Kosi BayNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 23 |
| Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 23 |
| Tshukudu Private Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 22 |
| St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 22 |
| Amatikulu Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 21 |
| Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 20 |
| Matshakatini Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 18 |
| Bateleur Nature Reserve & Stamvrug Hiking TrailsNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 17 |
| Magaliesberg Nature AreaNature reserve | NW North West | 15 |
| Selati Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 15 |
| Shaws GateNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 14 |
| Zimanga Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 13 |
| Kapama Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 13 |
| Venetia Limpopo Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 13 |
| Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 12 |
| Blouberg PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 10 |
| Makalali ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 10 |
| Atherstone Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 10 |
| Nwanedi Provincial ParkNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| Lake Eland Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
and 23 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 36 reserves
- Limpopo
- 30 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 12 reserves
- North West
- 3 reserves
- Gauteng
- 2 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Meropidae
- Scientific name
- Merops pusillus
- GBIF taxon
- 2475403
- Wikidata
- Q244368
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.