Genus

Meadowhawks

Sympetrum

21 species in our catalog · found in 60 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLibellulidae (Skimmers)
GenusSympetrum (Meadowhawks)

Species in this group

Sympetrum frequens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sympetrum fonscolombii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sympetrum meridionale

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sympetrum corruptum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sympetrum vicinum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sympetrum striolatum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sympetrum sanguineum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sympetrum danae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sympetrum flaveolum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sympetrum vulgatum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sympetrum thailandensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sympetrum hypomelas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sympetrum sinaiticum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sympetrum illotum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sympetrum pallipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sympetrum costiferum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sympetrum obtrusum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sympetrum pedemontanum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sympetrum internum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sympetrum semicinctum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sympetrum ambiguum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Meadowhawks

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 21	~60%
	Southern Darter			~40%
	Ruddy Darter			~30%
	Common Darter			~20%
2	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 21	~50%
	Autumn Darter			~50%
3	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 21	~40%
	Nomad			~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
4	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 21	~40%
	Nomad			~40%
	Common Darter			~10%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	6 of 21	~40%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Nomad			~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Banded Darter			~10%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			~10%
	Southern Darter			<5%
6	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 21	~40%
	Ruddy Darter			~20%
	Vagrant Darter			~20%
7	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 21	~40%
	Southern Darter			~20%
	Ruddy Darter			~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
8	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 21	~40%
	Black Meadowhawk			~30%
	Common Darter			~20%
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 21	~40%
	Common Darter			~30%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 21	~30%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Nomad			<5%
11	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2 of 21	~30%
	Nomad			~30%
	Common Darter			~10%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			~10%
	Nomad			~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Common Darter			<5%
	Vagrant Darter			<5%
13	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~30%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~30%
14	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~30%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			~30%
15	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 21	~30%
	Ruddy Darter			~30%
16	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 21	~30%
	Desert Darter			~10%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Nomad			~10%
17	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 21	~30%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Striped Meadowhawk			~10%
	Saffron-Winged Meadowhawk			~10%
18	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 21	~30%
	🦋 Sympetrum thailandensis			~20%
	Sympetrum hypomelas			~10%
19	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 21	~30%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			<5%
	Nomad			<5%
20	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~20%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~20%
21	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 21	~20%
	Southern Darter			~20%
22	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 21	~20%
	Cardinal Meadowhawk			~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
	Striped Meadowhawk			~10%
23	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 21	~20%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Saffron-Winged Meadowhawk			~10%
	White-Faced Meadowhawk			~10%
24	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 21	~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Nomad			~10%
	Southern Darter			<5%
25	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 21	~20%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			~20%
26	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 21	~20%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			~20%
	Band-Winged Meadowhawk			<5%
27	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 21	~20%
	Nomad			~20%
28	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 21	~20%
	Black Meadowhawk			~20%
29	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~20%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~20%
30	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~20%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~20%
31	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 21	~20%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Striped Meadowhawk			<5%
	White-Faced Meadowhawk			<5%
32	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 21	~20%
	Striped Meadowhawk			~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
	Band-Winged Meadowhawk			<5%
33	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 21	~20%
	Cherry-Faced Meadowhawk			~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			<5%
	Black Meadowhawk			<5%
	Striped Meadowhawk			<5%
34	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 21	~20%
	Nomad			~20%
35	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 21	~20%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			<5%
	Saffron-Winged Meadowhawk			<5%
	Cherry-Faced Meadowhawk			<5%
36	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~20%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~20%
37	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~20%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~20%
38	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 21	~10%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			~10%
39	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 21	~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
40	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 21	~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
	Cardinal Meadowhawk			~10%
41	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 21	~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
42	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 21	~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
43	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 21	~10%
	Cardinal Meadowhawk			<5%
	Striped Meadowhawk			<5%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			<5%
44	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 21	~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
45	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 21	~10%
	Nomad			~10%
46	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 21	~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
47	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 21	~10%
	Nomad			~10%
48	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 21	~10%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			~10%
49	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 21	~10%
	Nomad			~10%
50	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 21	~10%
	Common Darter			~10%
51	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 21	~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
52	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 21	~10%
	Cardinal Meadowhawk			~10%
53	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
54	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 21	~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
55	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 21	~10%
	Cardinal Meadowhawk			~10%
56	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~10%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			~10%
57	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 21	~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
58	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	<5%
	Blue-Faced Meadowhawk			<5%
59	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 21	<5%
	Cardinal Meadowhawk			<5%
60	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 21	<5%
	Cardinal Meadowhawk			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	4 of 21	~50%
	Vagrant Darter			~30%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
2	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	4 of 21	~50%
	Nomad			~20%
	Common Darter			~20%
	Banded Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			<5%
3	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	3 of 21	~40%
	Common Darter			~20%
	Ruddy Darter			~20%
	Nomad			~10%
4	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			~20%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
5	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	5 of 21	~40%
	Ruddy Darter			~20%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Banded Darter			<5%
	Nomad			<5%
6	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	6 of 21	~40%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Banded Darter			<5%
	Nomad			<5%
7	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 21	~40%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
	Band-Winged Meadowhawk			~10%
	Striped Meadowhawk			~10%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			<5%
	White-Faced Meadowhawk			<5%
8	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 21	~40%
	Common Darter			~20%
	Nomad			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			<5%
	Banded Darter			<5%
9	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 21	~40%
	Common Darter			~20%
	Southern Darter			~20%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
10	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 21	~30%
	Nomad			~30%
11	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	5 of 21	~30%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Banded Darter			~10%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			<5%
12	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 21	~30%
	Common Darter			~20%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Nomad			<5%
13	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	6 of 21	~30%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Southern Darter			<5%
	Banded Darter			<5%
	Vagrant Darter			<5%
	Nomad			<5%
14	Paris	🇫🇷 France	4 of 21	~30%
	Common Darter			~20%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Nomad			~10%
	Southern Darter			<5%
15	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 21	~30%
	Nomad			~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
16	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	4 of 21	~30%
	Ruddy Darter			~20%
	Southern Darter			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Common Darter			<5%
17	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	4 of 21	~30%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Nomad			~10%
	Southern Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
18	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
19	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 21	~30%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
20	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 21	~30%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			~10%
	White-Faced Meadowhawk			~10%
	Band-Winged Meadowhawk			<5%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			<5%
21	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 21	~30%
	Nomad			~30%
22	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 21	~30%
	Nomad			~30%
23	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 21	~30%
	Nomad			~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Southern Darter			<5%
24	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	3 of 21	~30%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
25	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 21	~30%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Southern Darter			~10%
26	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3 of 21	~30%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
27	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 21	~30%
	Common Darter			~20%
	Black Meadowhawk			<5%
	Ruddy Darter			<5%
28	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 21	~20%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
	Band-Winged Meadowhawk			~10%
	Saffron-Winged Meadowhawk			<5%
	Cherry-Faced Meadowhawk			<5%
29	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 21	~20%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			<5%
30	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 21	~20%
	Cardinal Meadowhawk			~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
	Striped Meadowhawk			<5%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			<5%
31	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 21	~20%
	Nomad			~20%
32	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 21	~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			<5%
33	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 21	~20%
	Yellow-Winged Darter			~10%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
34	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 21	~20%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			~10%
	White-Faced Meadowhawk			<5%
	Band-Winged Meadowhawk			<5%
	Saffron-Winged Meadowhawk			<5%
35	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 21	~20%
	Cardinal Meadowhawk			~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
	Striped Meadowhawk			~10%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			<5%
36	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 21	~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
37	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	2 of 21	~20%
	Nomad			~10%
	Common Darter			~10%
38	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 21	~20%
	Common Darter			~20%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
39	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	2 of 21	~20%
	Cardinal Meadowhawk			~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
40	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 21	~20%
	Black Meadowhawk			~10%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
	Cherry-Faced Meadowhawk			<5%
	Saffron-Winged Meadowhawk			<5%
41	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 21	~20%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~10%
	Band-Winged Meadowhawk			~10%
	Striped Meadowhawk			<5%
42	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 21	~20%
	Common Darter			~20%
43	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 21	~20%
	Autumn Meadowhawk			~10%
	White-Faced Meadowhawk			~10%
	Band-Winged Meadowhawk			<5%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			<5%
44	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 21	~20%
	Nomad			~20%
45	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~20%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~20%
46	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	2 of 21	~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
47	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	~20%
	Variegated Meadowhawk			~20%
48	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 21	~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
49	Daegu	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 21	~20%
	Banded Darter			~20%
50	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 21	~20%
	Common Darter			~20%
51	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	3 of 21	~20%
	Vagrant Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Common Darter			<5%
52	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	3 of 21	~20%
	Ruddy Darter			~10%
	Southern Darter			~10%
	Nomad			~10%
53	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 21	~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Nomad			~10%
54	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 21	~20%
	Autumn Darter			~10%
	Banded Darter			~10%
55	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 21	~20%
	Nomad			~20%
56	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 21	~20%
	Autumn Darter			~20%
57	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 21	~20%
	Nomad			~10%
	Common Darter			<5%
58	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 21	~20%
	Nomad			~10%
	Common Darter			<5%
59	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 21	~20%
	Nomad			~20%
60	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	3 of 21	~20%
	Common Darter			~10%
	Ruddy Darter			<5%
	Vagrant Darter			<5%

Meadowhawks

Species in this group

Autumn Darter

Nomad

Southern Darter

Variegated Meadowhawk

Autumn Meadowhawk

Common Darter

Ruddy Darter

Black Meadowhawk

Yellow-Winged Darter

Vagrant Darter

Sympetrum thailandensis

Sympetrum hypomelas

Desert Darter

Cardinal Meadowhawk

Striped Meadowhawk

Saffron-Winged Meadowhawk

White-Faced Meadowhawk

Banded Darter

Cherry-Faced Meadowhawk

Band-Winged Meadowhawk

Blue-Faced Meadowhawk

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Meadowhawks

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked