White-Headed Large Carpenter Bee

White-Headed Large Carpenter Bee

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Johannesburg

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

11 Verified sightings at Johannesburg
September Best month

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 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-Headed Large Carpenter Bee in Johannesburg?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Headed Large Carpenter Bee sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 126th most-seen of the 213 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.

When is the best time to see a White-Headed Large Carpenter Bee in Johannesburg?

March–April, June, August–October and December–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Headed Large Carpenter Bee in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in February, May, July and November, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a White-Headed Large Carpenter Bee?

Only Johannesburg, in our data

Johannesburg is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-Headed Large Carpenter Bee sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the White-Headed Large Carpenter Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-Headed Large Carpenter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (11 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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