Bombus flavidus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Bombus flavidus is a species of cuckoo bumblebee found in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee sighting in Glacier National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 147 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.
May to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee in Glacier National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee sightings, Glacier National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 30%), Kluane National Park (Canada, about 20%) and Denali National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee that you can see in Glacier National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Vancouver Bumble Bee (about 20%), Black-Tailed Bumble Bee (about 20%) and Yellow-Fronted Bumble Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Glacier National Park (25 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.
