Hirundo (Typical Swallows)

Genus

Typical Swallows

Hirundo

11 species in our catalog · found in 275 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Hill Swallow

Hill Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundo domicola

80–90% · Very likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

70–80% · Very likely
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

60–70% · Likely
Wire-tailed Swallow
LC

Wire-tailed Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo smithii

40–50% · Likely
Angola Swallow
LC

Angola Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo angolensis

30–40% · Possible
Red-chested Swallow
LC

Red-chested Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo lucida

30–40% · Possible
White-throated Blue Swallow
LC

White-throated Blue Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo nigrita

Insufficient data
Pearl-breasted Swallow
LC

Pearl-breasted Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo dimidiata

20–30% · Possible
White-throated Swallow
LC

White-throated Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo albigularis

20–30% · Possible
Ethiopian Swallow
LC

Ethiopian Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo aethiopica

10–20% · With luck
Blue Swallow
EN

Blue Swallow

Bird

Hirundo atrocaerulea

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Typical Swallows

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
80–90%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
70–80%
3 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
60–70%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
60–70%
5 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
60–70%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
60–70%
7 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
60–70%
8 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
60–70%
9 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
60–70%
10 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
60–70%
11 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
60–70%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 6
60–70%
13 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 4
50–60%
14 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
50–60%
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 5
50–60%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
50–60%
17 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 3
50–60%
18 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
50–60%
19 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
50–60%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
50–60%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 4
50–60%
22 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
50–60%
23 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
50–60%
24 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 4
50–60%
25 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
50–60%
26 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
50–60%
27 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 4
50–60%
28 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
50–60%
29 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
40–50%
30 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
40–50%
31 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
40–50%
32 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 4
40–50%
33 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
40–50%
34 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
40–50%
35 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
40–50%
36 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
40–50%
37 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
38 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 4
40–50%
39 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 4
40–50%
40 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
40–50%
41 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
40–50%
42 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
40–50%
43 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
40–50%
44 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 4
40–50%
45 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 5
40–50%
46 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
40–50%
47 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
40–50%
48 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 3
40–50%
49 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
40–50%
50 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 4
40–50%
51 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
40–50%
52 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 4
40–50%
53 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 3
40–50%
54 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 3
40–50%
55 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
40–50%
56 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
40–50%
57 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
30–40%
58 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
30–40%
59 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
30–40%
60 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
30–40%
61 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
30–40%
62 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
30–40%
63 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
30–40%
64 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
30–40%
65 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
30–40%
66 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
30–40%
67 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
68 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6
30–40%
69 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 3
30–40%
70 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
30–40%
71 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
30–40%
72 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
30–40%
73 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
30–40%
74 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
30–40%
75 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
30–40%
76 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 1
30–40%
77 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
30–40%
78 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
79 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
30–40%
80 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 4
30–40%
81 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
30–40%
82 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
83 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
84 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
30–40%
85 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
30–40%
86 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
30–40%
87 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
30–40%
88 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
20–30%
89 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
20–30%
90 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
20–30%
91 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 4
20–30%
92 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
20–30%
93 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
94 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
20–30%
95 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 2
20–30%
96 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
20–30%
97 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
20–30%
98 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
20–30%
99 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
20–30%
100 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
20–30%
101 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
20–30%
102 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
20–30%
103 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
20–30%
104 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
20–30%
105 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
20–30%
106 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
20–30%
107 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 4
20–30%
108 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
20–30%
109 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
20–30%
110 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
20–30%
111 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
20–30%
112 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
20–30%
113 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
20–30%
114 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
20–30%
115 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 2
20–30%
116 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 4
20–30%
117 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
20–30%
118 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
119 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 4
20–30%
120 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
121 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1
20–30%
122 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 2
10–20%
123 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
10–20%
124 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
10–20%
125 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
126 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
10–20%
127 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 2
10–20%
128 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
129 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
130 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
131 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 3
10–20%
132 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
133 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
134 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
135 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
136 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
137 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
10–20%
138 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
139 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
140 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
10–20%
141 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 3
10–20%
142 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
143 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
10–20%
144 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
145 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
10–20%
146 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
147 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
148 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
149 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
10–20%
150 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 3
10–20%
151 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
152 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
10–20%
153 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
154 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
10–20%
155 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
10–20%
156 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
157 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
10–20%
158 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
159 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
160 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
10–20%
161 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
162 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
10–20%
163 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
164 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
165 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
5–10%
166 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
167 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
5–10%
168 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 3
5–10%
169 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
5–10%
170 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
171 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
172 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
5–10%
173 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
5–10%
174 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
5–10%
175 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
5–10%
176 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
5–10%
177 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
5–10%
178 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
179 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
5–10%
180 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
181 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
182 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
5–10%
183 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
184 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
185 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
5–10%
186 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
187 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
5–10%
188 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
189 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
5–10%
190 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
5–10%
191 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
5–10%
192 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
5–10%
193 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
194 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
195 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
196 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
197 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
198 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
199 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
200 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
201 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
202 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
<5%
203 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China 1
<5%
204 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
205 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
206 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
207 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
208 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
209 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
210 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
211 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
212 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
213 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
214 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
215 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
216 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
217 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan 1
<5%
218 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
219 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
220 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
221 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
222 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
223 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
224 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
225 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
226 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
227 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
228 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
229 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
230 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
231 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
232 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
233 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
234 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
235 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
236 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
<5%
237 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
238 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
239 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
240 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
241 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
242 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
243 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
244 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
245 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
<5%
246 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
247 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
248 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
249 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
250 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
251 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
252 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
253 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
254 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
255 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
256 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
257 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
258 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
259 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
<5%
260 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
261 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
262 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
263 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
264 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
265 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
266 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
267 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
268 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
269 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
270 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
271 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
272 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
<5%
273 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
274 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
275 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%