Northern Carmine Bee-eater
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    Northern Carmine Bee-eater

    Merops nubicus

    Iconic Birds
    Least Concern

    Quick Facts

    Mass0.0544 kg

    Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).

    The northern carmine bee-eater is a brightly-coloured bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It is found across northern tropical Africa, from Senegal eastwards to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the southern carmine bee-eater which has a carmine coloured throat rather than the blue throat of the northern species.

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    Where to Find

    Top parks for Northern Carmine Bee-eater. Sightings recorded in 44 safari areas total.

    ● Common (500+ sightings)● Occasional (50-499)● Rare (<50)
    East Africa
    Tsavo East National ParkTsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya
    Rare
    West Africa
    Forêt classée de KantoraSoutheastern Senegal & Niokolo-Koba, Senegal
    Rare
    Central Africa
    Parc National de Chinko ProposéChinko-Zemongo Eastern Wilderness, Central African Republic
    Rare
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