What are the chances of seeing a Heliconius burneyi in Manu National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heliconius burneyi sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 366 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 Heliconius burneyi in Manu National Park?
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heliconius burneyi in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–August, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Manu National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 290 mm in February.
What time of day is best to see a Heliconius burneyi?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heliconius burneyi sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Heliconius burneyi?
Only Manu National Park, in our data
Manu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Heliconius burneyi sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Heliconius burneyi live in Manu National Park?
Same genus: Heliconius
The closest relatives of the Heliconius burneyi that you can see in Manu National Park (genus Heliconius, Longwings and Heliconians) are Doris Longwing (about 20%), Red Postman (about 20%) and Sara Longwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Heliconius burneyi sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heliconius burneyi is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu 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.