Xylocopa fimbriata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ridge-Crowned Carpenter sighting in San José on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 239 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and December–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ridge-Crowned Carpenter in San José on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–November, the lowest months. Those are among San José's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 300 mm in October.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Ridge-Crowned Carpenter sightings, San José ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Guadalajara (México, about 10%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Ridge-Crowned Carpenter 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 Red-Tailed Stingless Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ridge-Crowned Carpenter is recorded against all the insects logged in San José (7 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.
