Bombus flavidus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Bombus flavidus is a species of cuckoo bumblebee found in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th most-seen of the 68 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee in Cape Breton Highlands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee sightings, Cape Breton Highlands National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 30%), Kluane National Park (Canada, about 20%) and Denali National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee that you can see in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Tricolored Bumble Bee (about 50%), Yellow-Banded Bumble Bee (about 20%) and Northern Amber Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Breton Highlands 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.
