Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusPseudhirundo
- SpeciesPseudhirundo griseopyga (Gray-rumped Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Angola Swallow
Hirundo angolensis
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 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 Gray-rumped Swallow in Ruaha National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Gray-rumped Swallow sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray-rumped Swallow in Ruaha National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Gray-rumped Swallow in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.