Sonan's Bumble Bee
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Taroko National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

44 Verified sightings at Taroko National Park From 2019 to 2026
44 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sonan's Bumble Bee in Taroko National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sonan's Bumble Bee sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 447 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 Sonan's Bumble Bee in Taroko National Park?

July

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sonan's Bumble Bee in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sonan's Bumble Bee?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sonan's Bumble Bee 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 Sonan's Bumble Bee?

Only Taroko National Park, in our data

Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sonan's Bumble Bee sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Sonan's Bumble Bee live in Taroko National Park?

Same genus: Bombus

The closest relatives of the Sonan's Bumble Bee that you can see in Taroko National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Taiwan Bumble Bee (about 30%), Three-Striped Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Bicoloured Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sonan's Bumble Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sonan's Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (44 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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