What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Rambur's Forktail been recorded?

Ischnura ramburii occurrence evidence comes from 1,828 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

InsectaOdonataCoenagrionidaeIschnura

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1,828 records across 30 countries and territories, 1899–2026.

Ischnura ramburii · GBIF taxon key 1423387

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: June.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18992026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Rambur's Forktail has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Rambur's Forktail. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
United States 1,179
Mexico 121
Dominican Republic 98
Dominica 69
US Virgin Islands 42
Grenada 35
Jamaica 35
Barbados 29
Ecuador 27
Trinidad & Tobago 25
Costa Rica 22
Bahamas 21
Saint Lucia 20
Cuba 19
Peru 16
Colombia 10
United Kingdom 9
Bonaire 7
Guatemala 7
Honduras 7
Antigua & Barbuda 6
Puerto Rico 6
El Salvador 4
Belize 3
Aruba 2
Chile 2
St Kitts & Nevis 2
Panama 2
Venezuela 2
Montserrat 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.