Grasshopper Buzzard

Grasshopper Buzzard

Butastur rufipennis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grasshopper Buzzard in Tsavo East National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Grasshopper Buzzard sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Grasshopper Buzzard in Tsavo East National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Grasshopper Buzzard in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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