Common Buzzard
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Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
170 Verified records at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-sized bird of prey with a large range. It is a member of the genus Buteo in the family Accipitridae. The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across much of the Palearctic as far as northwestern China (Tian Shan), far western Siberia and northwestern Mongolia. Over much of its range, it is a year-round resident. However, buzzards from the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere as well as those that breed in the eastern part of their range typically migrate south for the northern winter, many journeying as far as South Africa. The common buzzard is an opportunistic predator that can take a wide variety of prey, but it feeds mostly on small mammals, especially rodents such as voles. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Buzzard sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 170 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Jackal Buzzard
LC

Jackal Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo rufofuscus

<5% · Rare
Forest Buzzard
NT

Forest Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo trizonatus

Insufficient data
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

40–50% · Likely
African Fish-Eagle
LC

African Fish-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus vocifer

20–30% · Possible
Brown Snake Eagle
LC

Brown Snake Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus cinereus

10–20% · With luck
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
LC

Black-breasted Snake Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus pectoralis

10–20% · With luck
African Harrier-Hawk
LC

African Harrier-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyboroides typus

10–20% · With luck
African Marsh-Harrier
LC

African Marsh-Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus ranivorus

10–20% · With luck
Fasciated Snake Eagle
NT

Fasciated Snake Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus fasciolatus

10–20% · With luck
African Cuckoo-Hawk
LC

African Cuckoo-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aviceda cuculoides

5–10% · With luck
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
LC

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus ayresii

5–10% · With luck
Long-crested Eagle
LC

Long-crested Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophaetus occipitalis

5–10% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
60–70%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
4 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
40–50%
5 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
6 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
7 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
8 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
9 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
10 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30–40%
11 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
12 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
30–40%
13 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
14 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
15 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
16 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
17 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
18 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
20–30%
19 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
20 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
21 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
22 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
23 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
10–20%
24 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
25 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
26 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
27 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
29 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
30 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
31 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
32 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
33 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
34 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
35 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
36 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
37 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
38 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
39 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
40 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
41 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
42 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
43 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
44 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
45 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
46 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
47 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
48 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
49 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
50 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
51 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
52 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
53 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
54 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
55 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
56 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
57 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
58 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
59 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
60 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
61 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
62 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
63 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
64 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
65 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
66 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
67 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
68 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
69 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
70 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
71 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
72 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
73 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
74 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
75 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
76 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
77 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
78 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
79 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
80 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
81 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
82 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
83 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
84 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Buzzard in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Common Buzzard sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 170 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Buzzard in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Common Buzzard in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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