What are the chances of seeing a Red Setwing in Santo Domingo?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Setwing sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 45th most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Red Setwing in Santo Domingo?
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Setwing in Santo Domingo on a given day, against under 5% in May, October and December–March, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Red Setwing?
Only Santo Domingo, in our data
Santo Domingo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red Setwing sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Red Setwing live in Santo Domingo?
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Red Setwing that you can see in Santo Domingo (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Slough Amberwing (about 20%), Red-Tailed Pennant (about 20%) and Band-Winged Dragonlet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Red Setwing sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Setwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Santo Domingo (8 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.