Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo buteo (Common Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Buzzard sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 123 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Buzzard in Serengeti National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Buzzard in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.