Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusHirundo (Typical Swallows)
- SpeciesHirundo neoxena (Welcome Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
Green Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus
Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides
Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto
Metallic Starling
Aplonis metallica
Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Meliphaga notata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 7 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 8 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 11 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 21 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Welcome Swallow in Daintree National Park?
About 61% of visitor-days record a Welcome Swallow sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 1130 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Welcome Swallow in Daintree National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Welcome Swallow in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.