Mountain Buzzard
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Mountain Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Aberdare National Park
136 Verified records at Aberdare National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) is a bird of prey that lives in montane forests in East Africa, it and the forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) of southern Africa were, until recently, considered to be a single species. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Buzzard sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park

Augur Buzzard
LC

Augur Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo augur

50–60% · Likely
Common Buzzard
LC Endemic

Common Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo buteo

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

African Harrier-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyboroides typus

20–30% · With luck
Crowned Eagle
NT

Crowned Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stephanoaetus coronatus

10–20% · With luck
Long-crested Eagle
LC

Long-crested Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophaetus occipitalis

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-billed Kite

Yellow-billed Kite

Bird

Milvus aegyptius

Insufficient data
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

5–10% · With luck
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

<5% · Rare
Martial Eagle
EN

Martial Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polemaetus bellicosus

<5% · Rare
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
LC

Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter rufiventris

<5% · Rare
African Fish-Eagle
LC

African Fish-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus vocifer

<5% · Rare
Bateleur
EN

Bateleur

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terathopius ecaudatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
4 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
7 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
8 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
19 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Buzzard in Aberdare National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Buzzard sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mountain Buzzard in Aberdare National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Buzzard in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.

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