Where to see
Hirundo javanica
Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pacific Swallow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 13 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 14 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 15 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
In Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Malaysia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Swallow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Raja Ampat and more
After Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, the next-best odds of seeing a Pacific Swallow are in Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 60%), Komodo National Park (Indonesia, about 60%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 60%). Outside Southeast Asia, the best option is Taroko National Park in Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and August–September in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (about 70%), October in Raja Ampat (about 70%) and April, October and December–January in Komodo National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pacific Swallow on a given day. Each park's Pacific Swallow page has the full month-by-month chart.
