Messor bouvieri
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Madrid

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

14 Verified sightings at Madrid
February 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 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
2 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
3 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Messor bouvieri in Madrid?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Messor bouvieri sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 226th most-seen of the 457 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Messor bouvieri in Madrid?

February, September–October and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Messor bouvieri in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–August and November, the lowest months.

Is Madrid the best place to see a Messor bouvieri?

Yes

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Messor bouvieri sightings, Madrid has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Porto (Portugal, under 5%) and Lisbon (Portugal, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Messor bouvieri live in Madrid?

Same genus: Messor

The closest relatives of the Messor bouvieri that you can see in Madrid (genus Messor, Messor Harvester Ants) are Barbary Harvester Ant (about 20%) and Iberian Harvester Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Messor bouvieri sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Messor bouvieri is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (14 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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