Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusHirundo (Typical Swallows)
- SpeciesHirundo neoxena (Welcome Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Noosa National Park
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti
Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 7 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 8 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 11 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 21 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Welcome Swallow in Noosa National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Welcome Swallow sighting in Noosa National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Welcome Swallow in Noosa National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Welcome Swallow in Noosa National Park in our monthly data.