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Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Abel Tasman National Park
295 Verified records at Abel Tasman National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is native to Australia and nearby islands. It has self-introduced into New Zealand in the middle of the twentieth century. It is very similar to the Pacific swallow with which it is often considered conspecific. This species breeds in southern and eastern Australia in a variety of habitats, mostly in open areas, man-made clearings or urban environments, but not desert or dense forest. Eastern populations are largely migratory, wintering in northern Australia. Western birds and those in New Zealand are mainly sedentary. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Welcome Swallow sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 295 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Abel Tasman National Park

Tūī
LC Endemic

Tūī

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

60–70% · Likely
New Zealand Fantail
LC Endemic

New Zealand Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura fuliginosa

60–70% · Likely
Silvereye
LC Endemic

Silvereye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops lateralis

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
New Zealand Bellbird
LC Endemic

New Zealand Bellbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthornis melanura

50–60% · Likely
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

50–60% · Likely
Song Thrush
LC

Song Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus philomelos

40–50% · Likely
Grey Warbler
LC Endemic

Grey Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone igata

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

30–40% · Possible
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

20–30% · Possible
Yellowhammer
LC

Yellowhammer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza citrinella

10–20% · With luck
European Greenfinch
LC

European Greenfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloris chloris

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
4 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
5 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
7 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
8 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
9 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
50–60%
10 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
50–60%
11 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
12 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
40–50%
13 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
14 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
15 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
16 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
17 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
18 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
19 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
20 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
21 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
22 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
23 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Welcome Swallow in Abel Tasman National Park?

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Welcome Swallow sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 295 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Welcome Swallow in Abel Tasman National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Welcome Swallow in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.

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