Brachymesia herbida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Brachymesia herbida, the tawny pennant, 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 Brachymesia herbida 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 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pennant sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 77 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 183rd most-seen of the 826 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pennant in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in June–July, September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny Pennant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Tawny Pennant sightings, Miami ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Fortaleza (Brazil, about 10%) and Panama City (Panama, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tawny Pennant is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (77 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.
