Orthetrum luzonicum
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The marsh skimmer, also known as tricolored marsh hawk, and slender blue skimmer, (Orthetrum luzonicum) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Blue Skimmer sighting in Thiruvananthapuram on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and August
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Blue Skimmer in Thiruvananthapuram on a given day, against under 5% in May and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slender Blue Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Slender Blue Skimmer sightings, Thiruvananthapuram has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kozhikode (India, about 20%) and Mysuru (India, about 20%).
Same genus: Orthetrum
The closest relatives of the Slender Blue Skimmer that you can see in Thiruvananthapuram (genus Orthetrum) are Slender Skimmer (about 30%), Brown-Backed Red Marsh Hawk (about 20%) and Crimson-Tailed Marsh Hawk (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slender Blue Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Thiruvananthapuram (32 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.
