Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo buteo (Common Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Buzzard in Białowieża National Park?
About 44% of visitor-days record a Common Buzzard sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 361 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Buzzard in Białowieża National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Buzzard in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.