Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo augur (Augur Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Yellow-billed Kite
Milvus aegyptius
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
📅 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 Augur Buzzard in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 67% of visitor-days record a Augur Buzzard sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 613 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Augur Buzzard in Lake Nakuru National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Augur Buzzard in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.