What are the chances of seeing a Keeled Karoo Cicada in Garden Route National Park?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Keeled Karoo Cicada sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 261st most-seen of the 298 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 Keeled Karoo Cicada in Garden Route National Park?
February to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Keeled Karoo Cicada in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Keeled Karoo Cicada?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Keeled Karoo Cicada 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 Keeled Karoo Cicada?
Only Garden Route National Park, in our data
Garden Route National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Keeled Karoo Cicada sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Keeled Karoo Cicada sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Keeled Karoo Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (5 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.