House Martin
Delichon urbicum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusDelichon (House Martins)
- SpeciesDelichon urbicum (House Martin)
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Red-chested Swallow
Hirundo lucida
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Preuss's Swallow
Petrochelidon preussi
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Fanti Sawwing
Psalidoprocne obscura
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Purple Glossy-Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
📅 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 House Martin in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a House Martin sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see House Martin in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for House Martin in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.