Hirundo aethiopica
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In 3 days ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ethiopian Swallow sighting in Addis Ababa on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 94th most-seen of the 109 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ethiopian Swallow in Addis Ababa on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months. That is one of Addis Ababa's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 250 mm in August.
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.
8th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Ethiopian Swallow sightings, Addis Ababa ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Abuja (Nigeria, about 40%), Accra (Ghana, about 40%) and Lagos (Nigeria, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ethiopian Swallow is recorded against all the birds logged in Addis Ababa (9 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.
