What are the chances of seeing a Paracoptacra cauta in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Paracoptacra cauta sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 38 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Paracoptacra cauta in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
February and May–June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Paracoptacra cauta in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and September–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Paracoptacra cauta?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paracoptacra cauta sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Paracoptacra cauta?
Only Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, in our data
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Paracoptacra cauta sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Paracoptacra cauta live in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Paracoptacra cauta that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Garden Locust (about 20%), Paralobopoma viridifrons (about 10%) and Ruwenzoracris stanleyana (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Paracoptacra cauta sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paracoptacra cauta is recorded against all the insects logged in Bwindi Impenetrable 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.