Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo oreophilus (Mountain Buzzard)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Buzzard sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Buzzard in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Buzzard sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mountain Buzzard in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Buzzard in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.