Brachymesia herbida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Brachymesia herbida, the tawny pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Brachymesia herbida is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pennant sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 80 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pennant in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Tortuguero National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 540 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny Pennant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Tawny Pennant sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%), Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Tawny Pennant that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Red-Mantled Dragonlet (about 20%), Gray-Waisted Skimmer (about 20%) and Tropical Woodskimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tawny Pennant is recorded against all the insects logged in Tortuguero 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.
