What are the chances of seeing a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Cat Tien National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 108th most-seen of the 125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Cat Tien National Park?
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July–October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Cat Tien National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 490 mm in July.
What time of day is best to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Cat Tien National Park the best place to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper?
8th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sightings, Cat Tien National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 50%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%) and Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Which relatives of the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper live in Cat Tien National Park?
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Rufous-Legged Grasshopper (about 20%), Phlaeoba antennata (about 20%) and Apalacris varicornis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cat Tien 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.