What are the chances of seeing a Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter in Taipei?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 151 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 75th most-seen of the 765 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 Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter in Taipei?
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter?
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Taipei the best place to see a Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter?
7th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter sightings, Taipei ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Osaka (Japan, about 20%), Nagoya (Japan, about 20%) and Nanjing (China, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter live in Taipei?
Same genus: Xylocopa
The closest relatives of the Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter that you can see in Taipei (genus Xylocopa, Large Carpenter Bees) are Red-Headed Carpenter (about 10%) and Collared Carpenter Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (151 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.