Orthemis cultriformis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Skimmer sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 157th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, July and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Skimmer in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swamp Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Swamp Skimmer sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same genus: Orthemis
The closest relatives of the Swamp Skimmer that you can see in Soberanía National Park (genus Orthemis, Tropical King Skimmers) are Carmine Skimmer (about 20%) 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 Swamp Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (7 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.
