Bombus funebris
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Bombus funebris, the mourning bee, is a species of bumblebee found in South America west of the Andes, from Colombia to northern Chile. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, vol. 2. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-Backed Bumble Bee sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 32 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-Backed Bumble Bee in La Paz on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and May–November, the lowest months. That is one of La Paz's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 10 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-Backed Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Gray-Backed Bumble Bee sightings, La Paz ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Quito (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Gray-Backed Bumble Bee that you can see in La Paz (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Orange-Tipped Bumble Bee (about 50%) and Tucuman Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-Backed Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in La Paz (17 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.
