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 South Luangwa National Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
White-throated Swallow
Hirundo albigularis
Pearl-breasted Swallow
Hirundo dimidiata
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
📅 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 South Luangwa National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 218 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wire-tailed Swallow in South Luangwa National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Wire-tailed Swallow in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.