What are the chances of seeing a Red Percher in Kuching?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red Percher sighting in Kuching on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 30 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Red Percher in Kuching?
March and May
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red Percher in Kuching on a given day, against under 5% in June and November–February, 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 Kuching the best place to see a Red Percher?
5th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Red Percher sightings, Kuching ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Denpasar (Indonesia, about 40%), Jakarta (Indonesia, about 40%) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 40%).
Which relatives of the Red Percher live in Kuching?
Same genus: Neurothemis
The closest relatives of the Red Percher that you can see in Kuching (genus Neurothemis, Grasshawks) are Straight-Edge Red Parasol (about 40%) and Common Parasol (about 30%), 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 Kuching (10 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.