Erythemis haematogastra
In 3 days ~20% 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 Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 84th most-seen of the 253 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Pondhawk in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November and December, 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, Soberanía National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 10%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%).
Same genus: Erythemis
The closest relatives of the Red Pondhawk that you can see in Soberanía National Park (genus Erythemis, Pondhawks) are Flame-Tailed Pondhawk (about 30%), Black Pondhawk (about 20%) and Pin-Tailed Pondhawk (about 20%), 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 Soberanía 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.
