Schistocerca obscura
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Schistocerca obscura, the obscure bird grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. The species occurs in the United States, from Maryland south to Florida and west to Arizona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Bird Grasshopper sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 252nd most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Bird Grasshopper in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to July, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Obscure Bird Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Obscure Bird Grasshopper sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Schistocerca
The closest relatives of the Obscure Bird Grasshopper that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (genus Schistocerca, Bird Grasshoppers) are Gray Bird Grasshopper (about 10%) and Schistocerca impleta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Obscure Bird Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
