Asian House Martin
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Asian House Martin

Delichon dasypus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nikko National Park
76 Verified records at Nikko National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus) is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family Hirundinidae. It has mainly blue-black upperparts, other than its white rump, and has pale grey underparts. Its three subspecies breed in the Himalayas and in central and eastern Asia, and spend the winter lower in the mountains or in Southeast Asia. This species is locally abundant and is expanding northward in Siberia, so there are no concerns about its conservation status. This martin breeds in colonies, building mud nests under an overhang on a vertical cliff or the wall of a building. Both sexes build the nest, incubate the three or four white eggs and feed the chicks. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Asian House Martin sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

20–30% · Possible
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Japanese Bush Warbler
LC

Japanese Bush Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Horornis diphone

60–70% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Tit
LC Endemic

Long-tailed Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aegithalos caudatus

50–60% · Likely
Willow Tit
LC Endemic

Willow Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile montanus

50–60% · Likely
Brown-eared Bulbul
LC

Brown-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes amaurotis

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Jay
LC Endemic

Eurasian Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulus glandarius

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Nuthatch
LC

Eurasian Nuthatch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sitta europaea

40–50% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

40–50% · Likely
Grey Wagtail
LC Endemic

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
40–50%
2 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
20–30%
3 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
4 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
5 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
6 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
10 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
12 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
14 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
16 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
17 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Asian House Martin in Nikko National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Asian House Martin sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Asian House Martin in Nikko National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Asian House Martin in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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