What are the chances of seeing a Formosan Jewelwing in Taroko National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Formosan Jewelwing sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th most-seen of the 447 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Formosan Jewelwing in Taroko National Park?
April–May, August and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Formosan Jewelwing in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Formosan Jewelwing?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Formosan Jewelwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Formosan Jewelwing?
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Formosan Jewelwing sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Formosan Jewelwing sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Formosan Jewelwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (20 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.