Ischnura barberi
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Ischnura barberi, the desert forktail, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Ischnura barberi is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Forktail sighting in Death Valley National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 108 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.
March–June and September–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Forktail in Death Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Desert Forktail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Desert Forktail sightings, Death Valley National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Desert Forktail that you can see in Death Valley National Park (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Vivid Dancer (about 30%), Blue-Ringed Dancer (about 20%) and Kiowa Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Desert Forktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Death Valley National Park (22 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.
