What are the chances of seeing a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Gunung Leuser National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th most-seen of the 103 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Gunung Leuser National Park?
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May, July and November–December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Gunung Leuser National Park the best place to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper?
5th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 50%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%) and Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Which relatives of the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper live in Gunung Leuser National Park?
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Rufous-Legged Grasshopper (about 30%) and Phlaeoba antennata (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (8 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.