Grasshopper Buzzard

Grasshopper Buzzard

Butastur rufipennis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
40–50
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grasshopper Buzzard in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Grasshopper Buzzard sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Grasshopper Buzzard in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Grasshopper Buzzard in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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