Red-chested Swallow
Hirundo lucida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusHirundo (Typical Swallows)
- SpeciesHirundo lucida (Red-chested Swallow)
The red-chested swallow (Hirundo lucida) is a small non-migratory passerine bird found in West Africa, the Congo Basin and Ethiopia. It has a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the closely resembling barn swallow. However, the adult red-chested swallow differs in being slightly smaller than its migratory relative, in addition to having a narrower blue breast band and shorter tail streamers. Juveniles are more comparable to barn swallow chicks. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-chested Swallow sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Ethiopian Swallow
Hirundo aethiopica
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Moorland Chat
Pinarochroa sordida
Tacazze Sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-chested Swallow in Bale Mountains National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Red-chested Swallow sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-chested Swallow in Bale Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-chested Swallow in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.