European Bee-eater

How to identify it

1. Chestnut crown and back with golden shoulders
2. Yellow throat with a black collar and turquoise underparts
3. Travels in chattering flocks

Voice

Liquid rolling 'prruip' calls from flocks overhead.

Listen to recordings on xeno-canto

Where to see it

• Camargue, France
• Extremadura, Spain

Destination guides featuring this bird

France Camargue The Rhône delta: flamingos, herons and bee-eaters among lagoons and rice fields.

1. JJanuary: Good
2. FFebruary: Good
3. MMarch: Poor or no data
4. AApril: Best
5. MMay: Best
6. JJune: Best
7. JJuly: Poor or no data
8. AAugust: Poor or no data
9. SSeptember: Good
10. OOctober: Good
11. NNovember: Poor or no data
12. DDecember: Poor or no data

Range and habitat

Breeds southern Palearctic; winters to sub-Saharan Africa and western India.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.