Mountain Buzzard
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Mountain Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
124 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
January 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Buzzard sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 124 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Augur Buzzard
LC

Augur Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo augur

30–40% · Possible
Common Buzzard
LC Endemic

Common Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo buteo

<5% · Rare
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

20–30% · Possible
African Fish-Eagle
LC

African Fish-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus vocifer

Insufficient data
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
LC

Cassin's Hawk-Eagle

Bird

Aquila africana

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

Long-crested Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophaetus occipitalis

5–10% · With luck
Crowned Eagle
NT

Crowned Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stephanoaetus coronatus

5–10% · With luck
African Harrier-Hawk
LC

African Harrier-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyboroides typus

<5% · Rare
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
LC

Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter rufiventris

<5% · Rare
Wahlberg's Eagle
LC

Wahlberg's Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

<5% · Rare
European Honey-buzzard
LC

European Honey-buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pernis apivorus

<5% · Rare
Lizard Buzzard
LC

Lizard Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Nyungwe National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Buzzard sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 124 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Buzzard in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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