Collared Carpenter Bee

Collared Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa dejeanii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
26 In all 4 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Collared Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa dejeanii, or Xylocopa (Zonohirsuta) dejeanii, is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Asian countries. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
3 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Collared Carpenter Bee in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Carpenter Bee sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Collared Carpenter Bee in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

June and September–October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Carpenter Bee in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Collared Carpenter Bee?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Collared Carpenter Bee 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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary the best place to see a Collared Carpenter Bee?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Collared Carpenter Bee sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (Indonesia, about 20%).

Where does the Collared Carpenter Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Collared Carpenter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (6 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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