Azuragrion nigridorsum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Azuragrion nigridorsum, the black-tailed bluet or sailing bluet, is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sailing Bluet sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, August and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sailing Bluet in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sailing Bluet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Sailing Bluet sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Sailing Bluet that you can see in uMkhuze Game Reserve (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Common Citril (about 30%), Hamon's Sprite (about 20%) and Maasai Sprite (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sailing Bluet is recorded against all the insects logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (9 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.
