Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo rufofuscus (Jackal Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
📅 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 Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Jackal Buzzard sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jackal Buzzard in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Jackal Buzzard in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.