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 Nairobi National Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
📅 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 Nairobi National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 281 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wire-tailed Swallow in Nairobi National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Wire-tailed Swallow in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.