Orthetrum luzonicum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The marsh skimmer, also known as tricolored marsh hawk, and slender blue skimmer, (Orthetrum luzonicum) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Blue Skimmer sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 249th most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Blue Skimmer in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–March, the lowest months. That is one of Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 30 mm in December.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slender Blue Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Slender Blue Skimmer sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 30%), Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same genus: Orthetrum
The closest relatives of the Slender Blue Skimmer that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Orthetrum) are Blue Marsh Hawk (about 20%), Orange Skimmer (about 20%) and Brown-Backed Red Marsh Hawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slender Blue Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (5 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.
