Barbitistes serricauda
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Barbitistes serricauda, also known as the common saw bush cricket, is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is found in most of Europe. The imagines can be found from July to September on sunny forest edges and shrubs. They are mostly nocturnal. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Saw Bush-Cricket sighting in Triglav National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 260 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.
August and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Saw Bush-Cricket in Triglav National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Saw Bush-Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Common Saw Bush-Cricket sightings, Triglav National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Common Saw Bush-Cricket that you can see in Triglav National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Alpine Dark Bush-Cricket (about 40%), Wart-Biter (about 30%) and Great Green Bush-Cricket (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Saw Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Triglav National Park (21 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.
