What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet Tip in Chobe National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Tip sighting in Chobe National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 25 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.
When is the best time to see a Scarlet Tip in Chobe National Park?
April and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Tip in Chobe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months. Those are among Chobe National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in January.
What time of day is best to see a Scarlet Tip?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarlet Tip 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 Chobe National Park the best place to see a Scarlet Tip?
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Scarlet Tip sightings, Chobe National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%), Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 20%) and Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Where does the Scarlet Tip sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarlet Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Chobe National Park (7 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.