What are the chances of seeing a Sulawesi Gaudy Baron in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sulawesi Gaudy Baron sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 38 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Sulawesi Gaudy Baron in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
April and June–July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sulawesi Gaudy Baron in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Sulawesi Gaudy Baron?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sulawesi Gaudy Baron sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Sulawesi Gaudy Baron?
Only Tangkoko Nature Reserve, in our data
Tangkoko Nature Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sulawesi Gaudy Baron sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Sulawesi Gaudy Baron live in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Sulawesi Gaudy Baron that you can see in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Blanchard’s Ghost (about 40%), Common Tiger Butterfly (about 30%) and Ideopsis vitrea (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Sulawesi Gaudy Baron sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sulawesi Gaudy Baron is recorded against all the insects logged in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (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.