Erythemis plebeja
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Erythemis plebeja, the pin-tailed 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 plebeja is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is increasing. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-Tailed Pondhawk sighting in Barranquilla on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-Tailed Pondhawk in Barranquilla on a given day, against under 5% in May to July, the lowest months. That is one of Barranquilla's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pin-Tailed Pondhawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Pin-Tailed Pondhawk sightings, Barranquilla has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 10%) and Vitória (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pin-Tailed Pondhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Barranquilla (13 verified sightings), 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.
