Flame-Tailed Pondhawk

Flame-Tailed Pondhawk

Erythemis peruviana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Buenos Aires

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Buenos Aires
288 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Flame-Tailed Pondhawk

Erythemis peruviana, also known by its common name flame-tailed pondhawk, is a species from the genus Erythemis. This species was first described and named by Jules Pierre Rambur. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
4 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
6 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
8 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
2 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk in Buenos Aires?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 488th most-seen of the 558 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk in Buenos Aires?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk in Buenos Aires on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flame-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.

Is Buenos Aires the best place to see a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk?

4th of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Flame-Tailed Pondhawk sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Barranquilla (Colombia, about 20%), Vitória (Brazil, about 10%) and Panama City (Panama, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Flame-Tailed Pondhawk live in Buenos Aires?

Same genus: Erythemis

The closest relatives of the Flame-Tailed Pondhawk that you can see in Buenos Aires (genus Erythemis, Pondhawks) are Pin-Tailed Pondhawk (about 10%) and Black Pondhawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Flame-Tailed Pondhawk sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Flame-Tailed Pondhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (6 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.

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