Orthetrum chrysis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The Spine-tufted skimmer, or brown-backed red marsh hawk, (Orthetrum chrysis) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries. It is a medium sized dragonfly with dark thorax and blood-red abdomen. It looks very similar to Orthetrum pruinosum in shape and size; but can be distinguished by the color of the abdomen. The abdomen of the female is ochreous brown. It breeds in pools and marshes.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Backed Red Marsh Hawk sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Backed Red Marsh Hawk in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-Backed Red Marsh Hawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Brown-Backed Red Marsh Hawk sightings, Sepilok ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 40%), Periyar National Park (India, about 30%) and Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 30%).
Same genus: Orthetrum
The closest relatives of the Brown-Backed Red Marsh Hawk that you can see in Sepilok (genus Orthetrum) are Orange Skimmer (about 30%) and Slender Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-Backed Red Marsh Hawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Sepilok (10 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.
