Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo buteo (Common Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
Forest Buzzard
Buteo trizonatus
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
Accipiter rufiventris
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
📅 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 Table Mountain National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Common Buzzard sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 525 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Buzzard in Table Mountain National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Buzzard in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.