Barn Swallow
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Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
456 Verified records at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Two subspecies (H. r. savignii and H. r. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Barn Swallow sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 456 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

Northern Rough-winged Swallow
LC

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

10–20% · With luck
Cave Swallow
LC Endemic

Cave Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon fulva

5–10% · With luck
Violet-green Swallow
LC

Violet-green Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachycineta thalassina

<5% · Rare
Cliff Swallow
LC

Cliff Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

<5% · Rare
Tree Swallow
LC

Tree Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachycineta bicolor

<5% · Rare
Bank Swallow
LC

Bank Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia riparia

<5% · Rare
Green Jay
LC

Green Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocorax yncas

50–60% · Likely
Black-crested Titmouse
LC

Black-crested Titmouse

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Baeolophus atricristatus

50–60% · Likely
Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

50–60% · Likely
Great-tailed Grackle
LC Endemic

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

50–60% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

40–50% · Likely
Carolina Wren
LC

Carolina Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thryothorus ludovicianus

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barn Swallow in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Barn Swallow sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 456 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Barn Swallow in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Barn Swallow in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.

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