Clipper
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Bako National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

8 Verified sightings at Bako National Park From 2019 to 2026
368 In all 10 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
2 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
4 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~40%
5 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
6 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
8 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
9 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hanoi 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
2 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
4 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
6 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Clipper in Bako National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Clipper sighting in Bako National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 33 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Clipper in Bako National Park?

December

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Clipper in Bako National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–May and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Clipper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clipper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Clipper live in Bako National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Clipper that you can see in Bako National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Brown Pansy (about 50%), Grey Pansy (about 50%) and White Tiger Butterfly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Clipper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Clipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Bako National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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