Wire-tailed Swallow

Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Serengeti National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
9 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
13 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
16 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
17 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
20 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
21 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
22 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
23 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
24 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
25 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
26 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
27 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
28 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
29 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
30 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
31 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
32 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
33 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
0–10%
34 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
36 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
37 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
38 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
39 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
40 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
41 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
42 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
43 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
44 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wire-tailed Swallow in Serengeti National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 1287 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wire-tailed Swallow in Serengeti National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Wire-tailed Swallow in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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