Bombus kirbiellus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Bombus kirbiellus is a hymenopterous insect in the bee family. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1835 by Curtis. The species is found in Canada and the United States, and is on the IUCN Red List as having insufficient data to make an assessment. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Belted Bumble Bee sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 191 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.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Belted Bumble Bee in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-Belted 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Golden-Belted Bumble Bee sightings, Rocky Mountain National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 20%) and Jasper National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Golden-Belted Bumble Bee that you can see in Rocky Mountain National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Hunt's Bumble Bee (about 10%), Nevada Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Colorado Black-Notched Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-Belted Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Rocky Mountain National Park (15 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.
