Mountain Buzzard

Mountain Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus

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

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
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 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
6 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Buzzard in Nyungwe National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Mountain Buzzard sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 124 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mountain Buzzard in Nyungwe National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Buzzard in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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