Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo augur (Augur Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
📅 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 Augur Buzzard in Ruaha National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Augur Buzzard sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Augur Buzzard in Ruaha National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Augur Buzzard in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.