Orthetrum triangulare
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Orthetrum triangulare is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species. The common name for this species is blue-tailed forest hawk. Two subspecies of Orthetrum triangulare are currently recognised, the nominate subspecies and O. t. malaccense.
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with dark face and bluish eyes. Its thorax is also black with a broad apple green stripe on both sides. Segments 1-2 and 8–10 in the abdomen are black and the remaining segments are pruinosed with azure blue. It is usually found in marshes associated with hill streams where it breeds.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Tailed Forest Hawk sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 481 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Tailed Forest Hawk in Taipei on a given day, against about 10% in December to March, the lowest months. Those are among Taipei's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in February.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Tailed Forest Hawk sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Blue-Tailed Forest Hawk sightings, Taipei ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Dehradun (India, about 30%).
Same genus: Orthetrum
The closest relatives of the Blue-Tailed Forest Hawk that you can see in Taipei (genus Orthetrum) are Crimson-Tailed Marsh Hawk (about 20%), Slender Skimmer (about 20%) and Blue Marsh Hawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-Tailed Forest Hawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (481 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.
