Gaudy Grasshopper

Gaudy Grasshopper

Omura congrua

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Yasuní National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

71 Verified sightings at Yasuní National Park From 2019 to 2026
119 In all 4 parks
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Gaudy Grasshopper

Omura congrua is a species of insect from the genus Omura. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~40%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gaudy Grasshopper in Yasuní National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gaudy Grasshopper sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 203 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gaudy Grasshopper in Yasuní National Park?

May, August and November

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gaudy Grasshopper in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January–February, April and July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Gaudy Grasshopper?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gaudy Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Yasuní National Park the best place to see a Gaudy Grasshopper?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Gaudy Grasshopper sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Gaudy Grasshopper live in Yasuní National Park?

Same order: Orthoptera

The closest relatives of the Gaudy Grasshopper that you can see in Yasuní National Park (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Suriname Grasshopper (about 40%), Conspicuous Ommatolampis (about 30%) and Xiphiola cyanoptera (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Gaudy Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gaudy Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Yasuní National Park (71 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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