Rufous-chested Swallow

Rufous-chested Swallow

Cecropis semirufa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
3 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
7 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
9 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
17 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
18 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
19 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
21 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-chested Swallow in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Rufous-chested Swallow sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous-chested Swallow in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-chested Swallow in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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