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Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
152 Verified records at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is native to Australia and nearby islands. It has self-introduced into New Zealand in the middle of the twentieth century. It is very similar to the Pacific swallow with which it is often considered conspecific. This species breeds in southern and eastern Australia in a variety of habitats, mostly in open areas, man-made clearings or urban environments, but not desert or dense forest. Eastern populations are largely migratory, wintering in northern Australia. Western birds and those in New Zealand are mainly sedentary. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Welcome Swallow sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 152 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Tree Martin
LC

Tree Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon nigricans

<5% · Rare
Black Currawong
LC Endemic

Black Currawong

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Strepera fuliginosa

90–100% · Very likely
Crescent Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Crescent Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus

80–90% · Very likely
Tasmanian Scrubwren
LC Endemic

Tasmanian Scrubwren

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Sericornis humilis

80–90% · Very likely
Tasmanian Thornbill
LC Endemic

Tasmanian Thornbill

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Acanthiza ewingii

70–80% · Very likely
Yellow Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Yellow Wattlebird

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Anthochaera paradoxa

70–80% · Very likely
Yellow-throated Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-throated Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nesoptilotis flavicollis

60–70% · Likely
Pink Robin
LC Endemic

Pink Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica rodinogaster

60–70% · Likely
Grey Fantail
LC

Grey Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura albiscapa

60–70% · Likely
Superb Fairywren
LC Endemic

Superb Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus cyaneus

60–70% · Likely
Forest Raven
LC Endemic

Forest Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus tasmanicus

50–60% · Likely
Scrubtit
LC Endemic

Scrubtit

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Acanthornis magna

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

90–100
Jan
60–70
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
70–80
Sep
50–60
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
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 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
4 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
5 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
7 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
8 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
9 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
50–60%
10 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
50–60%
11 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
12 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
40–50%
13 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
14 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
15 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
16 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
17 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
18 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
19 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
20 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
21 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
22 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
23 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Welcome Swallow in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a Welcome Swallow sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 152 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Welcome Swallow in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Welcome Swallow in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in our monthly data.

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