Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket

Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket

Barbitistes constrictus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tatra National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Tatra National Park From 2019 to 2026
35 In all 2 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket

Barbitistes constrictus is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is found in Austria, Belarus, Central European Russia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Lithuania, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The species is found mainly in coniferous forests. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket in Tatra National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 142 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket in Tatra National Park?

July and August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket in Tatra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Tatra National Park the best place to see an Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket sightings, Tatra National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket live in Tatra National Park?

Same family: Tettigoniidae

The closest relatives of the Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket that you can see in Tatra National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Roesel's Bush-Cricket (about 20%), Wart-Biter (about 10%) and Curve-Tailed Plump Bush-Cricket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eastern Saw-Tailed Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Tatra National Park (7 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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