Where to see
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Badlands National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Cliff Swallow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Badlands National Park
In Badlands National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Cliff Swallow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yellowstone National Park and more
After Badlands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Cliff Swallow are in Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 30%), Isla del Coco National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Kluane National Park (Canada, about 20%). Outside North America, the best option is Isla del Coco National Park in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June and July in Badlands National Park (about 80%), June and July in Yellowstone National Park (about 40%) and September in Isla del Coco National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Cliff Swallow on a given day. Each park's Cliff Swallow page has the full month-by-month chart.
