Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo buteo (Common Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Picos de Europa National Park
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
📅 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 Common Buzzard in Picos de Europa National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Common Buzzard sighting in Picos de Europa National Park, based on 466 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Buzzard in Picos de Europa National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Buzzard in Picos de Europa National Park in our monthly data.