Iberian Bluetail

Iberian Bluetail

Ischnura graellsii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Porto

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

48 Verified sightings at Porto
45 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
2 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
4 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Iberian Bluetail in Porto?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Iberian Bluetail sighting in Porto on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 134th most-seen of the 498 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Iberian Bluetail in Porto?

March to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Iberian Bluetail in Porto on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Iberian Bluetail?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iberian Bluetail sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Porto the best place to see an Iberian Bluetail?

Among the best

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Iberian Bluetail sightings, Porto ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Barcelona (Spain, about 10%) and Madrid (Spain, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Iberian Bluetail live in Porto?

Same family: Coenagrionidae

The closest relatives of the Iberian Bluetail that you can see in Porto (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Large Red Damselfly (about 10%) and Small Red Damselfly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Iberian Bluetail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Iberian Bluetail is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto (48 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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