Erythemis attala
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Erythemis attala, the black pondhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythemis attala is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Pondhawk sighting in Carara National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 83 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.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Pondhawk in Carara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and May–October, the lowest months. That is one of Carara National Park's driest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 730 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Pondhawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Black Pondhawk sightings, Carara National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 20%), Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Black Pondhawk that you can see in Carara National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Carmine Skimmer (about 20%), Blue-Eyed Setwing (about 10%) and Tropical Woodskimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Pondhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Carara National Park (14 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.
