Hirundo aethiopica
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ethiopian Swallow sighting in Lomé on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st most-seen of the 43 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ethiopian Swallow in Lomé on a given day, against about 10% in January, March, May–June and October–November, the lowest months. February, April, July and December have too few records to rate.
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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Ethiopian Swallow sightings, Lomé ranks 4th at about 10%. 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 Lomé (13 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.
