Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusKaupifalco (Lizard Buzzards)
- SpeciesKaupifalco monogrammicus (Lizard Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
📅 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 Lizard Buzzard in South Luangwa National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Lizard Buzzard sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lizard Buzzard in South Luangwa National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Lizard Buzzard in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.