What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Khao Sok National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 59th most-seen of the 104 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Khao Sok National Park?
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May–June and August–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-Legged 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.
Is Khao Sok National Park the best place to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper?
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sightings, Khao Sok National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 30%), Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 30%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper live in Khao Sok National Park?
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper that you can see in Khao Sok National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 20%) and Tauchira polychroa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Sok National Park (7 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.