Appias paulina
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Appias paulina, known variously as the yellow albatross, lesser albatross, common albatross or Christmas Island white, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from India to Samoa, including Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Thailand and Australia.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. The larvae feed on Drypetes australasica, Drypetes deplanchei and Alchornea ilicifolia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Albatross sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th most-seen of the 125 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.
May and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Albatross in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Albatross sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Yellow Albatross sightings, Cat Tien National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Daintree National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Appias
The closest relatives of the Yellow Albatross that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (genus Appias, Puffin and Albatross Butterflies) are Western Striped Albatross (about 20%), White Albatross (about 20%) and Chocolate Albatross (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Albatross is recorded against all the insects logged in Cat Tien 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.
