Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusHirundo (Typical Swallows)
- SpeciesHirundo smithii (Wire-tailed Swallow)
The wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It has two subspecies: H. s. smithii, which occurs throughout Africa, and H. s. filifera, which is found in southern and southeastern Asia. It is mainly resident, but populations in Pakistan and northern India migrate further south in winter. The genus name Hirundo is the Latin word for swallow. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
Dusky Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne concolor
Streak-throated Swallow
Petrochelidon fluvicola
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
📅 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 Bandipur National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Wire-tailed Swallow in Bandipur National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Wire-tailed Swallow in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.