Abisares viridipenne
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Notched Shield Grasshopper sighting in Nairobi on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 123 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and December–January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Notched Shield Grasshopper in Nairobi on a given day, against under 5% in March, July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Notched Shield Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Notched Shield Grasshopper sightings, Nairobi has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Lusaka (Zambia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Notched Shield Grasshopper that you can see in Nairobi (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Brown‐spotted Locust (about 20%), Gymnobothrus flexuosus (about 10%) and Garden Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Notched Shield Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Nairobi (25 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.
