Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
GenusButeo (Buteos)
SpeciesButeo buteo (Common Buzzard)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park

3 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-sized bird of prey with a large range. It is a member of the genus Buteo in the family Accipitridae. The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across much of the Palearctic as far as northwestern China (Tian Shan), far western Siberia and northwestern Mongolia. Over much of its range, it is a year-round resident. However, buzzards from the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere as well as those that breed in the eastern part of their range typically migrate south for the northern winter, many journeying as far as South Africa. The common buzzard is an opportunistic predator that can take a wide variety of prey, but it feeds mostly on small mammals, especially rodents such as voles. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Buteo rufofuscus

Buteo augur

Aquila verreauxii

Aquila spilogaster

Melierax canorus

Elanus caeruleus

Circaetus pectoralis

Gyps coprotheres

Gyps africanus

Aquila rapax

Micronisus gabar

Milvus migrans

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common Buzzard at Waterberg Plateau Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	60–70%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	50–60%
3	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	50–60%
4	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	40–50%
5	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	40–50%
6	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	40–50%
7	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	40–50%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	30–40%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	30–40%
10	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	30–40%
11	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	30–40%
12	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	30–40%
13	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	30–40%
14	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	30–40%
15	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
16	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
17	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
18	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	20–30%
19	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
20	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
21	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
23	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	10–20%
24	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
25	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
26	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
27	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
28	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
29	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
31	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
32	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
33	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
34	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
35	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
36	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
37	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
38	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
39	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
40	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
41	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
42	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
43	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
44	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
45	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
46	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
47	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
48	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	<5%
49	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
50	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
51	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
52	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
53	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
54	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
55	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
56	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
57	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
58	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
59	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
60	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
61	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
62	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
63	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
64	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
65	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
66	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
67	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
68	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
69	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
70	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
71	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
72	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
73	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
74	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
75	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
76	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
77	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
78	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
79	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
80	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
81	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
82	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
83	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
84	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data

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Common Buzzard

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Jackal Buzzard

Augur Buzzard

Verreaux's Eagle

African Hawk-Eagle

Pale Chanting Goshawk

Black-winged Kite

Black-breasted Snake Eagle

Cape Griffon

White-backed Vulture

Tawny Eagle

Gabar Goshawk

Black Kite

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found