European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusPernis (Typical Honey-buzzards)
- SpeciesPernis apivorus (European Honey-buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila africana
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
Accipiter rufiventris
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
📅 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 European Honey-buzzard in Nyungwe National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a European Honey-buzzard sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Honey-buzzard in Nyungwe National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for European Honey-buzzard in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.