Cannaphila insularis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cannaphila insularis, the gray-waisted skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Cannaphila insularis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.
These two subspecies belong to the species Cannaphila insularis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-Waisted Skimmer sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 208th most-seen of the 253 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-Waisted Skimmer in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months. Those are among Soberanía National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in November.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-Waisted 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.
8th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Gray-Waisted Skimmer sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 20%), Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-Waisted Skimmer that you can see in Soberanía National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Flame-Tailed Pondhawk (about 30%), Brown Setwing (about 20%) and Black Pondhawk (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-Waisted Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (5 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.
