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Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Lamington National Park
1,690 Verified records at Lamington National Park
October 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 Lamington National Park, based on 1,690 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lamington National Park

Tree Martin
LC

Tree Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon nigricans

<5% · Rare
Fairy Martin
LC

Fairy Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon ariel

<5% · Rare
Lewin's Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Lewin's Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Meliphaga lewinii

80–90% · Very likely
Eastern Whipbird
LC Endemic

Eastern Whipbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psophodes olivaceus

80–90% · Very likely
Eastern Yellow Robin
LC Endemic

Eastern Yellow Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eopsaltria australis

80–90% · Very likely
White-browed Scrubwren
LC Endemic

White-browed Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis frontalis

80–90% · Very likely
Satin Bowerbird
LC Endemic

Satin Bowerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

70–80% · Very likely
Pied Currawong
LC Endemic

Pied Currawong

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Strepera graculina

70–80% · Very likely
Yellow-Throated Scrubwren

Yellow-Throated Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis citreogularis

70–80% · Very likely
Australian Logrunner
LC Endemic

Australian Logrunner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Orthonyx temminckii

70–80% · Very likely
Green Catbird
LC Endemic

Green Catbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ailuroedus crassirostris

70–80% · Very likely
Gray Shrikethrush
LC

Gray Shrikethrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colluricincla harmonica

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
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 Lamington National Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a Welcome Swallow sighting in Lamington National Park, based on 1,690 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Welcome Swallow in Lamington National Park in our monthly data.

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