Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusHirundo (Typical Swallows)
- SpeciesHirundo smithii (Wire-tailed Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Angola Swallow
Hirundo angolensis
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wire-tailed Swallow in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 105 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wire-tailed Swallow in Lake Nakuru National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Wire-tailed Swallow in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.