Erythrodiplax funerea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Erythrodiplax funerea, the black-winged dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in parts of southern Asia (India), Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax funerea is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was assessed in 2016. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 8 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Winged Dragonlet sighting in San Salvador on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Winged Dragonlet in San Salvador on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months. That is one of San Salvador's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Winged Dragonlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Black-Winged Dragonlet sightings, San Salvador ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Black-Winged Dragonlet that you can see in San Salvador (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Carmine Skimmer (about 10%), Wandering Glider (about 10%) and Slender Clubskimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Winged Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in San Salvador (17 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.
