Grasshopper Buzzard
Butastur rufipennis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButastur (Butastur Buzzards)
- SpeciesButastur rufipennis (Grasshopper Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Yellow-billed Kite
Milvus aegyptius
📅 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grasshopper Buzzard in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Grasshopper Buzzard sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grasshopper Buzzard in Lake Nakuru National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Grasshopper Buzzard in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.