Notiochelidon flavipes
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The pale-footed swallow (Orochelidon flavipes) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in the northern Andes, from Venezuela to Bolivia. It is monotypic. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. They are usually seen in small flocks, occasionally with the blue-and-white swallow.
They are classified as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This swallow is monotypic. The pale-footed swallow is also known as the cloud-forest swallow, supposedly because it is known to reside in cloud forests. This swallow has an average length of 12 cm (4.7 in) and an average weight of 10.6 g (0.37 oz). It has dark, glossy blue upperparts, with the wing, tail, and undertail coverts being more black than the rest. They have a dusky chin and a throat coloured cinnamon-buff. The white chest is tinged cinnamon-buff. The belly is also white. They have blackish-brown underwing coverts, axillars, flanks, and tibial feathers. They have a black bill with pink mouth-lining and a dark brown iris. They have a slightly notched tail. Their lower legs and toes are made of pink... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-footed Swallow sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 290th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-footed Swallow in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-footed Swallow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Pale-footed Swallow sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same genus: Notiochelidon
The closest relatives of the Pale-footed Swallow that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (genus Notiochelidon) are Brown-bellied Swallow (about 40%) and Blue-and-white Swallow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-footed Swallow is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (48 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
