Nicrophorus humator
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Nicrophorus humator is a burying beetle described by Gleditsch in 1767 (as Silpha humator). It has a Palearctic distribution, including North Africa. A fossil dating to around 10,500 years ago was described in 1962 by Pearson. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 3 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Burying Beetle sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 126th most-seen of the 300 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Burying Beetle in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Burying Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black Burying Beetle sightings, Cairngorms National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same genus: Nicrophorus
The closest relatives of the Black Burying Beetle that you can see in Cairngorms National Park (genus Nicrophorus, Burying Beetles) are Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle (about 20%) and Banded Sexton Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Burying Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (13 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.
