Wire-tailed Swallow

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

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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	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
2	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
3	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
5	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
6	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
7	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
8	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
9	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	30–40%
11	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
12	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
14	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
16	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
17	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
18	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
19	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
20	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
21	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
22	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
23	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
24	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	10–20%
25	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
26	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
27	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
28	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
29	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
31	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
32	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
33	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
34	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
35	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
36	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
37	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
38	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
39	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5–10%
40	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5–10%
41	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5–10%
42	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
43	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
44	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
45	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
46	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
47	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
48	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
49	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
50	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
51	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
52	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
53	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
54	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
55	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
56	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wire-tailed Swallow in Selous Game Reserve?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wire-tailed Swallow in Selous Game Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Wire-tailed Swallow in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.