Nicobar Carpenter Ant

Nicobar Carpenter Ant

Camponotus nicobarensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Hong Kong

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

136 Verified sightings at Hong Kong
6 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Zhuhai [Macau] 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Nicobar Carpenter Ant in Hong Kong?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nicobar Carpenter Ant sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 136 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 1125 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.

When is the best time to see a Nicobar Carpenter Ant in Hong Kong?

March

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Nicobar Carpenter Ant in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Nicobar Carpenter Ant?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nicobar Carpenter Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Hong Kong the best place to see a Nicobar Carpenter Ant?

4th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Nicobar Carpenter Ant sightings, Hong Kong ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 20%), Guangzhou (China, about 10%) and Fuzhou (China, about 10%).

Where does the Nicobar Carpenter Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Nicobar Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (136 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.

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