Bombus mckayi
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a McKay's Western Bumble Bee sighting in Kluane National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 39 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.
July and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a McKay's Western Bumble Bee in Kluane National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and September, the lowest months. January–February and November have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most McKay's Western Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate McKay's Western Bumble Bee sightings, Kluane National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 40%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the McKay's Western Bumble Bee that you can see in Kluane National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Vancouver Bumble Bee (about 40%), Yellow-Fronted Bumble Bee (about 40%) and Frigid Bumble Bee (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the McKay's Western Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Kluane National Park (12 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.
