Clipper
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

33 Verified sightings at Sinharaja Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
368 In all 10 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
2 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
4 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~40%
5 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
6 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
8 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
9 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hanoi 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
2 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
4 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
6 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Clipper in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Clipper sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Clipper in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

April, July–August and October

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Clipper in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Clipper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clipper 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 does the Clipper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Clipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (33 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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