Pyrenees Bumble Bee

Pyrenees Bumble Bee

Bombus pyrenaeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Hohe Tauern National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

11 Verified sightings at Hohe Tauern National Park From 2019 to 2026
11 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pyrenees Bumble Bee

Bombus pyrenaeus is a species of bumblebee. It is native to Europe, where it occurs in Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine. Its German-language common name is Pyrenäenhummel. It is a common species, becoming abundant in some areas. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pyrenees Bumble Bee in Hohe Tauern National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenees Bumble Bee sighting in Hohe Tauern National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 165 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pyrenees Bumble Bee in Hohe Tauern National Park?

July and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenees Bumble Bee in Hohe Tauern National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and October, the lowest months. December has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Pyrenees Bumble Bee?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pyrenees Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Pyrenees Bumble Bee?

Only Hohe Tauern National Park, in our data

Hohe Tauern National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pyrenees Bumble Bee sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Pyrenees Bumble Bee live in Hohe Tauern National Park?

Same genus: Bombus

The closest relatives of the Pyrenees Bumble Bee that you can see in Hohe Tauern National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Common Carder Bumble Bee (about 20%), Early Bumble Bee (about 20%) and Broken-Belted Bumble Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pyrenees Bumble Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pyrenees Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Hohe Tauern National Park (11 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.

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