Where to see
Hirundo smithii
Gonarezhou National Park leads · 24 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Wire-tailed Swallow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 12 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 22 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 24 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Gonarezhou National Park
In Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 24 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Lower Zambezi National Park and more
After Gonarezhou National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Wire-tailed Swallow are in Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 40%), uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 40%) and South Luangwa National Park (Zambia, about 40%). Outside Africa, the best option is Keoladeo National Park in Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Gonarezhou National Park (about 60%), April, June and November–January in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 50%) and August and October in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Wire-tailed Swallow on a given day. Each park's Wire-tailed Swallow page has the full month-by-month chart.
