Iberian Field Grasshopper

Iberian Field Grasshopper

Chorthippus jacobsi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

23 Verified sightings at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park From 2019 to 2026
38 In all 3 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Iberian Field Grasshopper

Chorthippus jacobsi, the Iberian field grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula. The IUCN conservation status of Chorthippus jacobsi is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was assessed in 2016. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
2 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Iberian Field Grasshopper in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Iberian Field Grasshopper sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 597 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 an Iberian Field Grasshopper in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

May–June, September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Iberian Field Grasshopper in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August, October and December–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Iberian Field Grasshopper?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iberian Field Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Sierra de Guadarrama National Park the best place to see an Iberian Field Grasshopper?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Iberian Field Grasshopper sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%).

Where does the Iberian Field Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Iberian Field Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (23 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.

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