What are the chances of seeing a Red Percher in Jakarta?
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red Percher sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 144 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 239 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Red Percher in Jakarta?
February–August and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red Percher in Jakarta on a given day, against about 30% in September and November–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Red Percher?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Percher 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 Jakarta the best place to see a Red Percher?
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Red Percher sightings, Jakarta ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Denpasar (Indonesia, about 40%).
Which relatives of the Red Percher live in Jakarta?
Same genus: Neurothemis
The closest relatives of the Red Percher that you can see in Jakarta (genus Neurothemis, Grasshawks) are Straight-Edge Red Parasol (about 20%) and Neurothemis feralis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Red Percher sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Percher is recorded against all the insects logged in Jakarta (144 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.