What are the chances of seeing a Varied Ambertail in Sydney?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Varied Ambertail sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 520th most-seen of the 742 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 Varied Ambertail in Sydney?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Varied Ambertail in Sydney on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see a Varied Ambertail?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Varied Ambertail sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Varied Ambertail?
Only Sydney, in our data
Sydney is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Varied Ambertail sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Varied Ambertail live in Sydney?
Same genus: Yoyetta
The closest relatives of the Varied Ambertail that you can see in Sydney (genus Yoyetta, Ambertails and Firetails) are Silver Princess (about 20%) and Zipping Ambertail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Varied Ambertail sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Varied Ambertail is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (9 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.