Flame-Tailed Pondhawk

Flame-Tailed Pondhawk

Erythemis peruviana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

27 Verified sightings at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas From 2019 to 2026
288 In all 10 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Flame-Tailed Pondhawk

Erythemis peruviana, also known by its common name flame-tailed pondhawk, is a species from the genus Erythemis. This species was first described and named by Jules Pierre Rambur. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
4 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
6 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
8 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
2 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 11 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

October

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, against about 10% in January, April and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flame-Tailed Pondhawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas the best place to see a Flame-Tailed Pondhawk?

Yes

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Flame-Tailed Pondhawk sightings, Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 30%). All parks ranked.

Where does the Flame-Tailed Pondhawk sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Flame-Tailed Pondhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (27 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.

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