Hirundo aethiopica
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Ethiopian swallow (Hirundo aethiopica) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. Although it is non-migratory, its range is wide, extending from Benin to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda.
It is often confused with the wire-tailed swallow. It breeds and nests on cliffs and in buildings. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ethiopian Swallow sighting in Awash National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ethiopian Swallow in Awash National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. Those are among Awash National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in January. February–March, May and September have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ethiopian Swallow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Ethiopian Swallow sightings, Awash National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, under 5%).
Same genus: Hirundo
The closest relatives of the Ethiopian Swallow that you can see in Awash National Park (genus Hirundo, Typical Swallows) are Barn Swallow (about 40%) and Wire-tailed Swallow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ethiopian Swallow is recorded against all the birds logged in Awash National Park (22 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
