Where does the Wire-tailed Swallow live?
Hirundo smithii has 264,686 records in 55 countries and territories, from 1880 to 2026. Most records come from India.
- 264,686 records
- 55 places
- 110 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesHirundinidaeHirundo
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 161,877 | |
| South Africa | 36,877 | |
| Kenya | 15,506 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7,673 | |
| Tanzania | 6,939 | |
| Zambia | 5,607 | |
| Namibia | 3,875 | |
| Botswana | 3,643 | |
| Gambia | 3,491 | |
| Uganda | 3,005 | |
| Thailand | 2,686 | |
| Mozambique | 2,176 | |
| Malawi | 1,785 | |
| Ghana | 1,436 | |
| Eswatini | 1,298 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,193 | |
| Pakistan | 931 | |
| Rwanda | 859 | |
| Senegal | 613 | |
| Angola | 407 | |
| Nigeria | 359 | |
| Myanmar | 317 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 301 | |
| China | 268 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 229 | |
| DR Congo | 218 | |
| Cameroon | 197 | |
| Benin | 195 | |
| Laos | 108 | |
| Cambodia | 89 | |
| Vietnam | 66 | |
| Togo | 56 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 51 | |
| Guinea | 48 | |
| Nepal | 34 | |
| Burundi | 32 | |
| Niger | 30 | |
| Mali | 28 | |
| Somalia | 27 | |
| Gabon | 23 |
Showing the top 40 of 55 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Hirundinidae.
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17,457,901 records
Tree Swallow
8,338,291 records
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3,240,158 records
Common House-Martin
2,581,206 records
Bank Swallow
2,484,961 records
Welcome Swallow
1,897,769 records
blue-and-white swallow
875,820 records
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
498,271 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.