Yellow-Headed Carpenter

Yellow-Headed Carpenter

Xylocopa ruficornis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hyderabad

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Hyderabad
May Best month

About the Yellow-Headed Carpenter

Xylocopa ruficornis, or Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) ruficornis, is a species of carpenter bee. It is found in Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Headed Carpenter in Hyderabad?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Headed Carpenter sighting in Hyderabad on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 272nd most-seen of the 318 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-Headed Carpenter in Hyderabad?

February, May, July and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Headed Carpenter in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June, August–September and November–January, the lowest months.

Is Hyderabad the best place to see a Yellow-Headed Carpenter?

7th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Yellow-Headed Carpenter sightings, Hyderabad ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 20%), Kozhikode (India, about 10%) and Kochi (India, about 10%).

Where does the Yellow-Headed Carpenter sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Headed Carpenter is recorded against all the insects logged in Hyderabad (5 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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