Bombus rupestris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Bombus rupestris is a species of cuckoo bumblebee present in most of Europe except Iceland. In the Balkans it is found in montane and alpine habitats northwards from Central Greece. It is also found in Turkey. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Minsk | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 4 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 6 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Yekaterinburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hill Cuckoo Bumble Bee sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 251st most-seen of the 1065 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hill Cuckoo Bumble Bee in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–April, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hill Cuckoo Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Hill Cuckoo Bumble Bee sightings, Berlin ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Minsk (Belarus, about 10%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Hill Cuckoo Bumble Bee that you can see in Berlin (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Common Carder Bumble Bee (about 30%), Red-Tailed Bumble Bee (about 20%) and Vestal Cuckoo Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hill Cuckoo Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (33 verified sightings), 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.
