Schistocerca obscura
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Schistocerca obscura, the obscure bird grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. The species occurs in the United States, from Maryland south to Florida and west to Arizona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Bird Grasshopper sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 166 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 697 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Bird Grasshopper in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Obscure Bird Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Obscure Bird Grasshopper sightings, San Antonio ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Houston (United States, about 10%), Dallas (United States, about 10%) and Austin (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Schistocerca
The closest relatives of the Obscure Bird Grasshopper that you can see in San Antonio (genus Schistocerca, Bird Grasshoppers) are Gray Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), American Bird Grasshopper (about 10%) and Spotted Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Obscure Bird Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (166 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.
