Wire-tailed Swallow
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Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park
1 Verified records at Volcanoes National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park

Angola Swallow
LC

Angola Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo angolensis

10–20% · With luck
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

<5% · Rare
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

40–50% · Likely
White-headed Sawwing
LC

White-headed Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne albiceps

10–20% · With luck
Rock Martin
LC

Rock Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

5–10% · With luck
Plain Martin
LC

Plain Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia paludicola

<5% · Rare
Lesser Striped-Swallow
LC

Lesser Striped-Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cecropis abyssinica

<5% · Rare
Mosque Swallow
LC

Mosque Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cecropis senegalensis

<5% · Rare
Bank Swallow
LC

Bank Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia riparia

Insufficient data
Banded Martin

Banded Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia cincta

Insufficient data
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

80–90% · Very likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Wire-tailed Swallow at Volcanoes National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
2 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
5 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
10 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
30–40%
11 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
12 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
14 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
16 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
18 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
19 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
20 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
21 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
22 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
23 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
24 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
25 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
26 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
27 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
28 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
29 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
30 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
31 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
32 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
33 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
34 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
35 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
36 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
37 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
38 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
39 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
40 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
41 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
42 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
43 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
44 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
45 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
46 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
47 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
48 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
49 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
50 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
51 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
52 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
53 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
54 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
55 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
56 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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