Acisoma variegatum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Acisoma variegatum, the slender pintail is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Pintail sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Pintail in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slender Pintail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Slender Pintail sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Slender Pintail that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Lucia Widow (about 30%), Violet Dropwing (about 30%) and Southern Banded Groundling (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slender Pintail is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (25 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.
