What are the chances of seeing a Bombardier in Singapore?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bombardier sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 428th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Bombardier in Singapore?
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bombardier in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Bombardier?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bombardier sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Bombardier?
Only Singapore, in our data
Singapore is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bombardier sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Bombardier live in Singapore?
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Bombardier that you can see in Singapore (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Common Parasol (about 40%), Crimson Marsh Glider (about 30%) and Scarlet Skimmer (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Bombardier sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bombardier is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (35 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.