Bombus funebris
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-Backed Bumble Bee sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 83 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.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-Backed Bumble Bee in Quito on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. That is one of Quito's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 25 mm in August.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Gray-Backed Bumble Bee sightings, Quito has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come La Paz (Bolivia, about 20%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Gray-Backed Bumble Bee that you can see in Quito (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Bombus robustus (about 40%) and Andean Gardener 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 Quito (49 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.
