Trigona fulviventris
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Trigona fulviventris, known by the common names culo-de-vaca, culo-de-señora, mu'ul-kab, culo-de-buey, and culo-de-vieja, is a species of stingless bee found in Mexico and neotropical regions of Central and South America. It is one of the largest and most widespread bees of its genus. They exhibit complex foraging behaviors by integrating spatio-temporal learning and flower scents. T. fulviventris has traditionally been observed to abstain from aggressive behavior with other species; however, more recent analyses have shown that T. fulviventris emit pheromones that act as attack signals particularly when related individuals are captured by predators.
Trigona fulviventris was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1845. It is a member of the order Hymenoptera, which includes ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies and part of the family Apidae, which includes other bees such as bumble bees, honey bees, and orchid bees. It is further categorized in the genus Trigona, a genus of stingless bees.
These subspecies are distinguished by coloration; morphological studies... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 5 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Tailed Stingless Bee sighting in San José on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 239 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Tailed Stingless Bee in San José on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Tailed Stingless 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Red-Tailed Stingless Bee sightings, San José ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 50%) and San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Tailed Stingless Bee that you can see in San José (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Narrow Stingless Bee (about 10%), Eulaema polychroma (about 10%) and Belted Orchid Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Tailed Stingless Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in San José (44 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.
