Mountain Buzzard
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Mountain Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Bale Mountains National Park
35 Verified records at Bale Mountains National Park
November 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 Bale Mountains National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

Augur Buzzard
LC

Augur Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo augur

60–70% · Likely
Common Buzzard
LC Endemic

Common Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo buteo

Insufficient data
Long-legged Buzzard
LC

Long-legged Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo rufinus

Insufficient data
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

30–40% · Possible
Steppe Eagle
EN

Steppe Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila nipalensis

30–40% · Possible
Tawny Eagle
VU

Tawny Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila rapax

30–40% · Possible
Hooded Vulture
CR

Hooded Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Necrosyrtes monachus

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
LC

Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter rufiventris

10–20% · With luck
Ruppell's griffon

Ruppell's griffon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps rueppellii

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

African Cuckoo-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aviceda cuculoides

Insufficient data
Verreaux's Eagle
LC

Verreaux's Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila verreauxii

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

African Harrier-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyboroides typus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
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 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 Bale Mountains National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Buzzard sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Buzzard in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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