Nicrophorus defodiens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Nicrophorus defodiens is a species of burying beetle described by Carl Gustaf Mannerheim in 1846. In 2012, N. defodiens was found to be one of at least two burying beetles which can breed in the forest canopy. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boreal Burying Beetle sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 107th most-seen of the 235 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.
May and July–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boreal Burying Beetle in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–April, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boreal Burying Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Boreal Burying Beetle sightings, Great Bear Rainforest ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Redwood National Park (United States, about 10%) and Olympic National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boreal Burying Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (13 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.
