What are the chances of seeing a Red-Mantled Dragonlet in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Mantled Dragonlet sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 299 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.
When is the best time to see a Red-Mantled Dragonlet in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
January–June and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Mantled Dragonlet in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Red-Mantled Dragonlet?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Mantled Dragonlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is La Amistad International Park (Panama) the best place to see a Red-Mantled Dragonlet?
14th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Red-Mantled Dragonlet sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 14th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Red-Mantled Dragonlet live in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
Same genus: Erythrodiplax
The closest relatives of the Red-Mantled Dragonlet that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (genus Erythrodiplax, Dragonlets) are Red-Faced Dragonlet (about 10%) and Band-Winged Dragonlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Red-Mantled Dragonlet sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Mantled Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (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.