Lizard Buzzard

Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park
1 Verified records at Lake Manyara National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lizard buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus), or lizard hawk, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the only species placed in the genus Kaupifalco. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its name, it may be more closely related to the Accipiter hawks than the Buteo buzzards. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lizard Buzzard at Lake Manyara National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
20–30%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
8 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
10 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
13 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
14 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
15 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
17 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
18 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
19 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
20 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
22 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
23 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
24 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
25 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
27 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
29 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
30 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
31 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
33 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
35 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
36 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
37 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
38 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
39 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
40 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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