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 Samburu National Reserve
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Ethiopian Swallow
Hirundo aethiopica
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
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 Wire-tailed Swallow in Samburu National Reserve?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 102 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wire-tailed Swallow in Samburu National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Wire-tailed Swallow in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.