Xylocopa frontalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Xylocopa frontalis, also known by its common name ridge-browed carpenter, is a species of carpenter bee (genus Xylocopa). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa frontalis 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.
April–May, October and December–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa frontalis in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylocopa frontalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Xylocopa frontalis sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Xylocopa frontalis that you can see in Tijuca National Park (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Narrow Stingless Bee (about 20%), Spiny-Legged Stingless Bee (about 10%) and Belted Orchid Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylocopa frontalis 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.
