What are the chances of seeing a Sable Clubtail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sable Clubtail sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 379th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Sable Clubtail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sable Clubtail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Sable Clubtail?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sable Clubtail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Sable Clubtail?
Only Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in our data
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sable Clubtail sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Sable Clubtail live in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
Same family: Gomphidae
The closest relatives of the Sable Clubtail that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Gomphidae, Clubtails) are Southern Pygmy Clubtail (about 10%), Dragonhunter (about 10%) and Green-Faced Clubtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Sable Clubtail sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sable Clubtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (17 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.