Genus

Firetails

Telebasis

4 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyCoenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies)
GenusTelebasis (Firetails)

Species in this group

Telebasis obsoleta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Telebasis digiticollis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Telebasis salva

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Telebasis filiola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Firetails

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Telebasis obsoleta			~20%
2	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 4	~20%
	Marsh Firetail			~20%
3	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Desert Firetail			~10%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Striped Firetail			~10%
5	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Marsh Firetail			~10%
6	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Desert Firetail			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Striped Firetail			~10%
2	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Desert Firetail			~10%
3	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Desert Firetail			~10%
4	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	<5%
	Desert Firetail			<5%
5	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Desert Firetail			<5%
6	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Desert Firetail			<5%
7	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Desert Firetail			<5%
8	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Desert Firetail			<5%
9	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Desert Firetail			<5%
10	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Desert Firetail			<5%

Firetails

Species in this group

Telebasis obsoleta

Marsh Firetail

Desert Firetail

Striped Firetail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Firetails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked