What are the chances of seeing a Clipper in Kochi?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clipper sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 428 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 Clipper in Kochi?
June to September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clipper in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. Those are among Kochi's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
What time of day is best to see a Clipper?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clipper 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 Kochi the best place to see a Clipper?
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Clipper sightings, Kochi ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hanoi (Vietnam, about 20%), Kozhikode (India, about 20%) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Clipper live in Kochi?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Clipper that you can see in Kochi (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Common Crow (about 30%), Grey Pansy (about 30%) and Common Evening Brown (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Clipper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (58 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.