Brachymesia herbida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Brachymesia herbida, the tawny pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Brachymesia herbida 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 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pennant sighting in Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pennant in Galápagos Islands on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny Pennant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Tawny Pennant sightings, Galápagos Islands ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%), Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Tawny Pennant that you can see in Galápagos Islands (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Striped Saddlebags (about 20%) and Great Pondhawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tawny Pennant is recorded against all the insects logged in Galápagos Islands (39 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.
