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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Buzzard sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 112 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
African Cuckoo-Hawk
Aviceda cuculoides
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
📅 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 Arusha National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Buzzard sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 112 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mountain Buzzard in Arusha National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Buzzard in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.