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Hill Swallow

Hirundo domicola

Insufficient data
overall probability at Yala National Park
1 Verified records at Yala National Park
🌅 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 →

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

40–50% · Likely
Sri Lanka Swallow
LC

Sri Lanka Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis hyperythra

30–40% · Possible
Bank Swallow
LC

Bank Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia riparia

<5% · Rare
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
LC

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis daurica

<5% · Rare
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Fantail
LC

White-browed Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura aureola

50–60% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

40–50% · Likely
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Terpsiphone paradisi

40–50% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Bulbul
LC Endemic

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Hill Swallow at Yala National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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
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