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Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
229 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
April 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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Welcome Swallow sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 229 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

Tree Martin
LC

Tree Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon nigricans

20–30% · Possible
Fairy Martin
LC

Fairy Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon ariel

5–10% · Rare
White-backed Swallow
LC Endemic

White-backed Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cheramoeca leucosterna

<5% · Rare
Singing Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Singing Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gavicalis virescens

70–80% · Very likely
Pied Butcherbird
LC Endemic

Pied Butcherbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cracticus nigrogularis

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-throated Miner
LC Endemic

Yellow-throated Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manorina flavigula

50–60% · Likely
Torresian Crow
LC

Torresian Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus orru

40–50% · Likely
Magpie-lark
LC

Magpie-lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grallina cyanoleuca

30–40% · Possible
Brown Honeyeater
LC

Brown Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lichmera indistincta

30–40% · Possible
Zebra Finch
LC

Zebra Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Taeniopygia guttata

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Fairywren
LC Endemic

White-winged Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus leucopterus

30–40% · Possible
Western Bowerbird
LC Endemic

Western Bowerbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chlamydera guttata

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
20–30
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
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 Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Welcome Swallow sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 229 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Welcome Swallow in Ningaloo Marine Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Welcome Swallow in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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