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Hill Swallow

Hirundo domicola

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
5 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The hill swallow (Hirundo domicola) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in southern India and Sri Lanka. It is resident apart from some local seasonal movements. This bird is associated with coasts, but is increasingly spreading to forested uplands. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Pacific swallow. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Hill Swallow sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

5–10% · With luck
Sri Lanka Swallow
LC

Sri Lanka Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis hyperythra

30–40% · Possible
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
LC

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis daurica

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Myna
NT

Ceylon Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula ptilogenys

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
80–90%
2 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
6 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hill Swallow in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Hill Swallow sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hill Swallow in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Hill Swallow in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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