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Dolichoderus niger
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Dolichoderus niger is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Crawley in 1922, the species is endemic to Australia, and can be seen in scrub like habitats in Western Australia, and has been observed in native woodland around the city of Perth. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus niger sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 206th most-seen of the 275 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus niger in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–April, the lowest months. Those are among Perth's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in December.
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dolichoderus niger sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dolichoderus niger is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (8 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.
