Erythemis haematogastra
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Pondhawk sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 152 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.
February and June–July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red Pondhawk in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Pondhawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Red Pondhawk sightings, Lago de Yojoa ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 10%).
Same genus: Erythemis
The closest relatives of the Red Pondhawk that you can see in Lago de Yojoa (genus Erythemis, Pondhawks) are Pin-Tailed Pondhawk (about 20%), Flame-Tailed Pondhawk (about 20%) and Black Pondhawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Pondhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (7 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.
