Acrida ungarica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Acrida ungarica is a species of grasshopper, typical of the tribe Acridini, found in southern and central Europe. It is commonly known as the (common) cone-headed grasshopper, nosed grasshopper, and Mediterranean slant-faced grasshopper. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper sighting in Istanbul on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 173rd most-seen of the 266 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper in Istanbul on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper sightings, Istanbul ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Budapest (Hungary, about 20%), Rome (Italy, about 10%) and Bucharest (Romania, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper that you can see in Istanbul (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), Common Maquis Grasshopper (about 10%) and Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Istanbul (9 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.
