Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Silhouette: Matt Wilkins · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Oosterschelde National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

142 Verified sightings at Oosterschelde National Park From 2019 to 2026
93,918 In all 246 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Barn Swallow

The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world, occurring on all continents, with vagrants reported even in Antarctica. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail. In Anglophone Europe, it is just called the swallow; in northern Europe, it is the only member of family Hirundinidae called a "swallow" rather than a "martin".

There are eight subspecies of barn swallow, which breed across the Northern Hemisphere. The other six are more widespread, with winter ranges covering much of the Southern Hemisphere. The barn swallow is a bird of open country that normally nests in man-made structures and consequently has spread with human expansion. It builds a cup nest from mud pellets in barns or similar structures and feeds on insects caught in flight. This species lives in close association with humans, and its insect-eating habits mean that it is tolerated by humans; this acceptance was reinforced in the past by superstitions regarding the bird and its nest. There are frequent cultural references to the barn swallow in literary and religious works due to both its living in close proximity to humans and its annual migration. The barn swallow is the national bird of Austria and Estonia.

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Sounds

Begging call1:01

United Kingdom · 2026

© Anthony McGeehan · XC1165430 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:39

France · 2026

© Olivier SWIFT · XC1149071 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:07

Poland · 2025

© Romuald Mikusek · XC1029124 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~70%
2 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~60%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~60%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~60%
5 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~60%
6 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~60%
7 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~50%
8 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
9 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~50%
10 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
11 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
12 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~50%
13 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~50%
14 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
15 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
17 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
~40%
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
19 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
20 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
21 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
22 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~40%
23 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
24 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
25 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
26 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~40%
27 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary 🇸🇳 Senegal
~40%
28 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
29 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~40%
30 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
31 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
32 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~40%
33 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
34 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~40%
35 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
36 Kakum National Park 🇬🇭 Ghana
~30%
37 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
38 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
39 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
40 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
41 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
42 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~30%
43 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
44 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
45 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
46 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
47 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
48 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
49 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
50 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
51 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
52 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
53 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
54 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~30%
55 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
56 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
57 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~30%
58 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
59 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
60 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
61 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
62 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
63 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
64 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
65 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
66 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
67 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
68 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
69 Oosterschelde National Park 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~20%
70 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
71 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
72 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~20%
73 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
74 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~20%
75 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
76 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
77 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
78 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
79 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
80 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
81 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
82 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
83 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~20%
84 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
85 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
86 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
87 Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) 🇫🇷 France
~20%
88 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
89 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
90 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
91 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
92 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
93 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
94 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
95 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~20%
96 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
97 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~20%
98 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
99 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
100 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
101 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
102 Mole National Park 🇬🇭 Ghana
~20%
103 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
104 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
105 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
106 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~10%
107 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
108 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
109 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
110 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
111 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
112 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
113 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
114 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
115 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
116 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
117 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
118 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
119 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
120 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
121 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
122 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
123 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
124 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
125 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
~10%
126 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
127 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
128 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
129 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
130 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
131 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
132 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
133 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
134 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
135 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
136 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~10%
137 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
138 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
139 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
140 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
141 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
142 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
143 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
144 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
145 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
146 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
147 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
148 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
149 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
150 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
151 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
152 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~10%
153 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
154 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
155 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
156 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
157 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
158 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
159 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
160 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
161 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
162 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~10%
163 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
164 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
165 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
166 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
167 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
168 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
169 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
170 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
171 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
172 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
173 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
174 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
175 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
176 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
177 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
178 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
179 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
180 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
181 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
182 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
183 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
184 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
185 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
186 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
187 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
188 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
189 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
190 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
191 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
192 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
193 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
194 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
195 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
196 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
197 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
198 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
199 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
200 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
201 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
202 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
203 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
204 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
205 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
206 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
207 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
208 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
209 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
210 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
211 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
212 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
213 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
214 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
215 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
216 Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
217 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
218 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
219 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
220 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
221 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
222 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
223 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
224 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
225 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
226 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
227 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
228 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
229 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
230 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
231 Pico Island Natural Park (Azores) 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
232 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
233 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
234 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
235 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
236 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
237 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
238 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
239 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
240 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
241 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
242 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
243 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
244 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
245 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
246 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Luxor 🇪🇬 Egypt
~80%
2 Cairo 🇪🇬 Egypt
~80%
3 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
~70%
4 León 🇲🇽 México
~60%
5 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~60%
6 Quanzhou 🇨🇳 China
~50%
7 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~50%
8 Tunis 🇹🇳 Tunisia
~50%
9 Chongqing 🇨🇳 China
~50%
10 Tashkent 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
~50%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Alpenzoo Innsbruck 🇦🇹 Austria In captivity
2 Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico) 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Barn Swallow in Oosterschelde National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Barn Swallow sighting in Oosterschelde National Park on a given day, based on 142 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 157 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Barn Swallow in Oosterschelde National Park?

August

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Barn Swallow in Oosterschelde National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Barn Swallow?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barn 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.

Where does the Barn Swallow sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Barn Swallow is recorded against all the birds logged in Oosterschelde National Park (142 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.

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