Ictinogomphus decoratus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Ictinogomphus decoratus, the common flangetail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly found in Southeast Asia. The species is considered of least concern on the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Flangetail sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Flangetail in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Flangetail 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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Common Flangetail sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%), Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Common Flangetail that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Grenadier (about 30%), Common Picture Wing (about 30%) and Common Parasol (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Flangetail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (12 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.
