What are the chances of seeing a New Guinea Lurcher in Raja Ampat?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a New Guinea Lurcher sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 46 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a New Guinea Lurcher in Raja Ampat?
February and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a New Guinea Lurcher in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in March–July, September–October and December–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a New Guinea Lurcher?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most New Guinea Lurcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a New Guinea Lurcher?
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate New Guinea Lurcher sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the New Guinea Lurcher live in Raja Ampat?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the New Guinea Lurcher that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Swamp Tiger Butterfly (about 30%), Godart's Map Butterfly (about 30%) and Durvillei's Tree Nymph (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the New Guinea Lurcher sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the New Guinea Lurcher is recorded against all the insects logged in Raja Ampat (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.