Orthetrum azureum
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Orthetrum azureum is a freshwater dragonfly species, occurring on Madagascar. It is widely spread throughout the whole country, and can be found in various habitats, such as gardens and degraded forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Broad Skimmer sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 68 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.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Broad Skimmer in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July, September and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Ranomafana National Park's driest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 450 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Broad Skimmer sightings, Ranomafana National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 30%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Broad Skimmer that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Silver Widow (about 30%), Broad Scarlet (about 20%) and Striped Junglewatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Broad Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Ranomafana National Park (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.
