Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo rufofuscus (Jackal Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
📅 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 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 9 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jackal Buzzard in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Jackal Buzzard sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jackal Buzzard in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Jackal Buzzard in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.