Schistocerca shoshone
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Schistocerca shoshone, known generally as the green bird grasshopper or green valley grasshopper, is a species of bird grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Bird Grasshopper sighting in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 143 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Bird Grasshopper in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Bird Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Green Bird Grasshopper sightings, Grand Canyon National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Zion National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Green Bird Grasshopper that you can see in Grand Canyon National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Pallid-Winged Grasshopper (about 20%), Speckle-Winged Rangeland Grasshopper (about 10%) and Red-Shanked Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Bird Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Canyon National Park (10 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.
