Pachycondyla apicalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pachycondyla apicalis sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 132 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May–June, September and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pachycondyla apicalis in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, July–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachycondyla apicalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pachycondyla apicalis sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%), Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Pachycondyla apicalis that you can see in Tijuca National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant (about 20%), Atta robusta (about 10%) and Longhorn Crazy Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachycondyla apicalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Tijuca National Park (8 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.
