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 Mudumalai National Park
Hill Swallow
Hirundo domicola
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Dusky Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne concolor
Streak-throated Swallow
Petrochelidon fluvicola
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
📅 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 Mudumalai National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wire-tailed Swallow in Mudumalai National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Wire-tailed Swallow in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.