Brachythemis lacustris
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Brachythemis lacustris, the red groundling, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and intermittent rivers. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red Groundling sighting in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 14 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red Groundling in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June and October, the lowest months. That is one of Murchison Falls National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Groundling sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Red Groundling sightings, Murchison Falls National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 30%) and Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Groundling is recorded against all the insects logged in Murchison Falls National Park (13 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.
