What are the chances of seeing a Bella Mapwing in São Paulo?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bella Mapwing sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th most-seen of the 832 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Bella Mapwing in São Paulo?
April to February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bella Mapwing in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month.
What time of day is best to see a Bella Mapwing?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bella Mapwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is São Paulo the best place to see a Bella Mapwing?
6th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Bella Mapwing sightings, São Paulo ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Montevideo (Uruguay, about 20%), Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 20%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).
Where does the Bella Mapwing sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bella Mapwing is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (85 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.