Urothemis assignata
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Urothemis assignata, the red basker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Basker sighting in Kigali on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 25 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red Basker in Kigali on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Basker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Red Basker sightings, Kigali has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Accra (Ghana, about 30%) and Durban (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Red Basker that you can see in Kigali (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Lucia Widow (about 40%), Portia Widow (about 20%) and Wandering Glider (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Basker is recorded against all the insects logged in Kigali (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.
