Hirundo aethiopica
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ethiopian Swallow sighting in Accra on a given day, based on 216 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 162 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Ethiopian Swallow in Accra on a given day, against about 20% in May, the lowest month. Those are among Accra's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in January.
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.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Ethiopian Swallow sightings, Accra ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Abuja (Nigeria, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ethiopian Swallow is recorded against all the birds logged in Accra (216 verified sightings), 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.
