What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Saddlebags in Vitória?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Saddlebags sighting in Vitória on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 114th most-seen of the 129 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Sooty Saddlebags in Vitória?
March, August and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Saddlebags in Vitória on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–July and September–October, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Sooty Saddlebags?
Only Vitória, in our data
Vitória is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sooty Saddlebags sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Sooty Saddlebags live in Vitória?
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Sooty Saddlebags that you can see in Vitória (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Pin-Tailed Pondhawk (about 10%), Band-Winged Dragonlet (about 10%) and Flame-Tailed Pondhawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Sooty Saddlebags sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sooty Saddlebags is recorded against all the insects logged in Vitória (5 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.