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Rainbow bee-eater migration Merops ornatus
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Press ▶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
| Scientific name | Merops ornatus |
|---|---|
| Adult weight | 29.8 g (male), 26.1 g (female) |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 322,109 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q833979 (CC0).
Migration in the data
322,109 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In East Asia and Australasia, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in July (about 15°S) and furthest south in January (about 24°S).
Month by month: centre of records in East Asia and Australasia
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 24°S | 100% |
| February | 24°S | 100% |
| March | 22°S | 100% |
| April | 17°S | 99% |
| May | 16°S | 97% |
| June | 16°S | 98% |
| July | 15°S | 96% |
| August | 16°S | 98% |
| September | 19°S | 99% |
| October | 24°S | 100% |
| November | 24°S | 100% |
| December | 24°S | 100% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the rainbow bee-eater
The rainbow bee-eater is a bird species in the bee-eater family Meropidae.
From the Wikipedia article “Rainbow bee-eater” (revision 1378766450), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2475422&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.