Nicrophorus sayi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Nicrophorus sayi is a burying beetle described by Laporte in 1840. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Say's Burying Beetle sighting in Elk Island National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Say's Burying Beetle in Elk Island National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Say's Burying Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Say's Burying Beetle sightings, Elk Island National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Say's Burying Beetle that you can see in Elk Island National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil (about 20%) and White-Spotted Sawyer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Say's Burying Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Elk Island National Park (6 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.
