Bank Swallow

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Bank Swallow in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bank Swallow sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 260 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Bank Swallow in Saguaro National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Bank Swallow in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

Riparia riparia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
GenusRiparia (Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies)
SpeciesRiparia riparia (Bank Swallow)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Saguaro National Park

260 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

12,662 Verified sightings across all 190 parks From 2019 to 2026

September Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Bank Swallow

The sand martin (Riparia riparia), also known as the collared sand martin or common sand martin, and in the Americas as the bank swallow, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole Holarctic area, from Europe, across Asia to the Pacific Ocean, and throughout North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, southern Asia, and South America.

This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, and originally named Hirundo riparia; the description consisted of the simple "H[irundo] cinerea, gula abdomineque albis" ("an ash-grey swallow, with white throat and belly") and the type locality was simply given as "Europa", subsequently refined to refer to Linnaeus's homeland of Sweden. The specific name means "of the riverbank"; it is derived from the Latin ripa "riverbank".

There are three or four weakly defined subspecies: R. r. riparia (syn. R. r. dolgushini, R. r. innominata, R. r. kolymensis). Breeds Europe, western Asia, North America; winters Africa, South America. R. r. taczanowskii. Doubtfully distinct from R. r. ijimae and often included... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hirundo rustica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Progne subis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tachycineta thalassina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tachycineta bicolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Auriparus flaviceps

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Haemorhous mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Spinus psaltria

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Melozone aberti

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Toxostoma curvirostre

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
2	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
5	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
6	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
7	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
8	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
9	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
10	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
11	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
12	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
13	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
14	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
15	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
16	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
17	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
19	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
21	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
22	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
23	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	~10%
24	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
25	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
26	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
27	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
29	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
34	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
35	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
37	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
38	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
41	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
43	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
44	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
45	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
46	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
48	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
49	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
50	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
52	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
53	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
54	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
55	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
56	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
57	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
58	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
59	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
60	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
61	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
62	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
63	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
64	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
65	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
66	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
67	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
68	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
69	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
70	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
71	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
72	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
73	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
74	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
75	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
76	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
77	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
78	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
79	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
80	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
81	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	<5%
82	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
83	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
84	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
85	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
86	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
87	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
88	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
89	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
90	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
91	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
92	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
93	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
94	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
95	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
96	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
97	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
98	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
99	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
100	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
101	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
102	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
103	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
104	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
105	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
106	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
107	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
108	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
109	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
110	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
111	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
112	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
113	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
114	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
115	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
116	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
117	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
118	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
119	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
120	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
121	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
122	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
123	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
124	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
125	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
126	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
127	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
128	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
129	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
130	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
131	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
132	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
133	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
134	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
135	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
136	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
137	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
138	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
139	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
140	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	Insufficient data
141	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
142	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
143	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
144	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
145	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
146	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
147	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
148	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
149	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
150	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
151	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
152	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
153	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
154	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
155	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
156	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
157	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
158	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
159	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
160	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
161	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
162	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
163	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
164	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
165	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
166	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
167	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
168	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
169	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
170	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
171	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
172	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
173	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
174	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
175	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
176	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
177	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
178	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
179	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
180	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
181	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
182	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
183	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
184	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
185	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
186	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
187	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
188	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
189	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
190	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bank Swallow in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bank Swallow sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 260 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bank Swallow in Saguaro National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Bank Swallow in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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Bank Swallow

About the Bank Swallow

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Purple Martin

Cliff Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

Tree Swallow

Verdin

House Finch

Lesser Goldfinch

Abert's Towhee

Vermilion Flycatcher

Curve-billed Thrasher

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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