What are the chances of seeing a Southern Horn Corncricket in Kruger National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Horn Corncricket sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 146th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Southern Horn Corncricket in Kruger National Park?
June, August and October–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Horn Corncricket in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and September, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Southern Horn Corncricket?
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Horn Corncricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Where else can you see a Southern Horn Corncricket?
Only Kruger National Park, in our data
Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Southern Horn Corncricket sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Southern Horn Corncricket live in Kruger National Park?
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Horn Corncricket that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Brown Armoured Corncricket (about 10%), Zebra Acacia Katydid (about 10%) and Wahlberg's Clonia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Southern Horn Corncricket sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Horn Corncricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (30 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.