What are the chances of seeing a West Indian Firetail in Santo Domingo?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a West Indian Firetail sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 65th most-seen of the 74 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.
When is the best time to see a West Indian Firetail in Santo Domingo?
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a West Indian Firetail in Santo Domingo on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and July–November, the lowest months. That is one of Santo Domingo's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 70 mm in May.
Where else can you see a West Indian Firetail?
Only Santo Domingo, in our data
Santo Domingo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate West Indian Firetail sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the West Indian Firetail sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the West Indian Firetail is recorded against all the insects logged in Santo Domingo (5 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.