Tropical Sharptail

Tropical Sharptail

Stenocatantops angustifrons

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kakadu National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

14 Verified sightings at Kakadu National Park From 2019 to 2026
36 In all 3 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Tropical Sharptail

Stenocatantops angustifrons, the common tropical sharptail, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Southeast Asia and Oceania as well as the north Australian savannas. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Sharptail in Kakadu National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Sharptail sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 76 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Tropical Sharptail in Kakadu National Park?

January

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Sharptail in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July and December, the lowest months. That is one of Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain against almost none in August.

What time of day is best to see a Tropical Sharptail?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tropical Sharptail 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 Kakadu National Park the best place to see a Tropical Sharptail?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Tropical Sharptail sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Tropical Sharptail live in Kakadu National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Tropical Sharptail that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Giant Grasshopper (about 20%), Spotted Spur-Throated Locust (about 10%) and Zebra Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Tropical Sharptail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tropical Sharptail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kakadu National Park (14 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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