Erythemis (Pondhawks) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Erythemis vesiculosa

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Erythemis peruviana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Erythemis simplicicollis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Erythemis plebeja

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Erythemis collocata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Erythemis attala

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Erythemis mithroides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Erythemis haematogastra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pondhawks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 8	~80%
	Great Pondhawk			~50%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~30%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~20%
	Black Pondhawk			~10%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5 of 8	~60%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~30%
	Black Pondhawk			~20%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~20%
	Claret Pondhawk			~10%
	Red Pondhawk			~10%
3	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	4 of 8	~60%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~30%
	Great Pondhawk			~20%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~20%
	Black Pondhawk			~10%
4	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	5 of 8	~50%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~20%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~20%
	Black Pondhawk			~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
	Red Pondhawk			~10%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~50%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~40%
	Great Pondhawk			~20%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
6	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~40%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~30%
	Great Pondhawk			~20%
7	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	3 of 8	~40%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~20%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~20%
	Red Pondhawk			~10%
8	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	~40%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~40%
9	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2 of 8	~40%
	Great Pondhawk			~30%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~20%
10	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 8	~30%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~30%
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~30%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~30%
12	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 8	~30%
	Great Pondhawk			~20%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
13	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~20%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~20%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
14	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~20%
	Great Pondhawk			~20%
15	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~20%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~20%
16	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~20%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~20%
17	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~20%
	Western Pondhawk			~20%
18	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~20%
	Western Pondhawk			~20%
19	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 8	~10%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
20	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
21	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 8	~10%
	Red Pondhawk			~10%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Black Pondhawk			~10%
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Great Pondhawk			~10%
25	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 8	~10%
	Great Pondhawk			~10%
26	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Black Pondhawk			~10%
27	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Black Pondhawk			~10%
28	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Western Pondhawk			~10%
29	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 8	~10%
	Black Pondhawk			<5%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			<5%
30	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
31	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
32	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	~10%
	Great Pondhawk			~10%
33	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
34	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Eastern Pondhawk			<5%
35	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Western Pondhawk			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 8	~40%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~30%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~20%
2	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 8	~30%
	Great Pondhawk			~30%
3	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 8	~30%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
	Great Pondhawk			~10%
	Black Pondhawk			~10%
4	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 8	~30%
	Great Pondhawk			~20%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
5	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 8	~30%
	Great Pondhawk			~20%
	Black Pondhawk			~10%
6	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~30%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~20%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			<5%
7	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~20%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
	Great Pondhawk			~10%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
8	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 8	~20%
	Great Pondhawk			~10%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
9	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~20%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~20%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
10	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	4 of 8	~20%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
	Black Pondhawk			~10%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			<5%
11	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	~20%
	Great Pondhawk			~20%
12	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~20%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
13	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~20%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			<5%
14	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Western Pondhawk			~10%
15	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 8	~10%
	Great Pondhawk			~10%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
16	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
17	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Western Pondhawk			~10%
18	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Western Pondhawk			~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			<5%
19	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 8	~10%
	Flame-Tailed Pondhawk			~10%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
20	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 8	~10%
	Great Pondhawk			~10%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			<5%
21	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
22	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Western Pondhawk			<5%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
23	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Western Pondhawk			~10%
24	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
25	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
26	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 8	~10%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			<5%
27	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Western Pondhawk			~10%
28	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
29	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
30	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
31	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 8	~10%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
	Pin-Tailed Pondhawk			<5%
32	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Western Pondhawk			~10%
33	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
34	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
35	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Pondhawk			~10%
36	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Western Pondhawk			~10%
37	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Eastern Pondhawk			<5%
38	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	<5%
	Great Pondhawk			<5%
39	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Western Pondhawk			<5%
40	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	<5%
	Eastern Pondhawk			<5%
41	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Western Pondhawk			<5%
42	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Western Pondhawk			<5%
43	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Western Pondhawk			<5%

Pondhawks

Species in this group

Great Pondhawk

Flame-Tailed Pondhawk

Eastern Pondhawk

Pin-Tailed Pondhawk

Western Pondhawk

Black Pondhawk

Claret Pondhawk

Red Pondhawk

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Pondhawks

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked