What are the chances of seeing a Ruwenzoracris stanleyana in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzoracris stanleyana sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd 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 Ruwenzoracris stanleyana in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
August and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzoracris stanleyana in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and October–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Ruwenzoracris stanleyana?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruwenzoracris stanleyana sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Ruwenzoracris stanleyana?
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 Ruwenzoracris stanleyana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Ruwenzoracris stanleyana live in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Ruwenzoracris stanleyana that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Paracoptacra cauta (about 20%), Garden Locust (about 20%) and Paralobopoma viridifrons (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Ruwenzoracris stanleyana sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruwenzoracris stanleyana is recorded against all the insects logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (6 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.