Eastern Buzzard
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Eastern Buzzard

Buteo japonicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Doi Inthanon National Park
36 Verified records at Doi Inthanon National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The eastern buzzard or Japanese buzzard (Buteo japonicus) is a medium to large bird of prey that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread common buzzard (Buteo buteo). It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the common buzzard, but molecular phylogenetic studies revealed that B. buteo as then circumscribed was polyphyletic, leading to the recognition of the eastern buzzard and Himalayan buzzard (B. refectus) as distinct species. It is native to East Asia and some parts of Russia and South Asia, with some birds wintering in Southeast Asia. It is similar to the steppe buzzard. It is carnivorous. It includes four subspecies: B. j. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Buzzard sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park

Common Buzzard
LC Endemic

Common Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo buteo

<5% · Rare
Himalayan Buzzard
LC

Himalayan Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo refectus

<5% · Rare
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-winged Buzzard
LC

Rufous-winged Buzzard

Bird

Butastur liventer

5–10% · With luck
Steppe Eagle
EN

Steppe Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila nipalensis

Insufficient data
Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

<5% · Rare
Black Baza
LC

Black Baza

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aviceda leuphotes

<5% · Rare
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
NT

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nisaetus nipalensis

<5% · Rare
Gray-faced Buzzard
LC

Gray-faced Buzzard

Bird

Butastur indicus

<5% · Rare
Jerdon's Baza
LC

Jerdon's Baza

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aviceda jerdoni

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

<5% · Rare
Rufous-bellied Eagle
NT

Rufous-bellied Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophotriorchis kienerii

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
20–30%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
3 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
4 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
5 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Buzzard in Doi Inthanon National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Buzzard sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Buzzard in Doi Inthanon National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Buzzard in Doi Inthanon National Park in our monthly data.

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