Tree Martin
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Tree Martin

Petrochelidon nigricans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Daintree National Park
464 Verified records at Daintree National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The tree martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) is a member of the swallow family of passerine birds. It breeds in Australia, mostly south of latitude 20°S, and on Timor island. It is migratory, wintering through most of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia east of the Wallace Line, and the Solomon Islands. It is a vagrant to New Zealand, where it has bred, and New Caledonia. This species is frequently placed in the genus Hirundo as Hirundo nigricans. This is a bird of open woodland, preferably with large trees to provide nest holes. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Martin sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 464 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Fairy Martin
LC

Fairy Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon ariel

5–10% · Rare
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

60–70% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

<5% · Rare
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
LC

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis daurica

Insufficient data
Green Oriole
LC

Green Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus flavocinctus

50–60% · Likely
Australasian Figbird
LC

Australasian Figbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sphecotheres vieilloti

50–60% · Likely
Spangled Drongo
LC

Spangled Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus bracteatus

50–60% · Likely
Helmeted Friarbird
LC

Helmeted Friarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philemon buceroides

50–60% · Likely
Shining Flycatcher
LC

Shining Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra alecto

40–50% · Likely
Metallic Starling
LC

Metallic Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aplonis metallica

40–50% · Likely
Large-billed Gerygone
LC

Large-billed Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone magnirostris

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-spotted Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meliphaga notata

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
6 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
8 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
9 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
10 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
11 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
12 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
16 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
17 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
18 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
19 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tree Martin in Daintree National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Martin sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 464 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tree Martin in Daintree National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Tree Martin in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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