Erythrodiplax fusca
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Erythrodiplax fusca, the red-faced dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax fusca is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 16 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Faced Dragonlet sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 15 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Faced Dragonlet in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in January and May–July, the lowest months. Those are among Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 300 mm in June. September has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Faced 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.
Yes
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Red-Faced Dragonlet sightings, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 30%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Faced Dragonlet that you can see in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Tropical Woodskimmer (about 20%) and Slender Skimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Faced Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
