Welcome Swallow

Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

Closest Relatives at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

80–90% · Very likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

80–90% · Very likely
Miromiro
LC Endemic

Miromiro

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica macrocephala

70–80% · Very likely
Grey Warbler
LC Endemic

Grey Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone igata

70–80% · Very likely
Silvereye
LC Endemic

Silvereye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops lateralis

70–80% · Very likely
Dunnock
LC

Dunnock

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prunella modularis

60–70% · Likely
New Zealand Fantail
LC Endemic

New Zealand Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura fuliginosa

60–70% · Likely
Song Thrush
LC

Song Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus philomelos

50–60% · Likely
New Zealand Bellbird
LC Endemic

New Zealand Bellbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthornis melanura

50–60% · Likely
European Greenfinch
LC

European Greenfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloris chloris

40–50% · Likely
Common Redpoll
LC

Common Redpoll

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthis flammea

40–50% · Likely
Rifleman
LC Endemic

Rifleman

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthisitta chloris

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
4 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
6 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
7 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
50–60%
8 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
50–60%
9 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
10 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
40–50%
11 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
12 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
13 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
14 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
15 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
16 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
17 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
18 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
19 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
20 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
21 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Welcome Swallow in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Welcome Swallow sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 76 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Welcome Swallow in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Welcome Swallow in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.

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