Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo augur (Augur Buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
📅 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 Waterberg Plateau Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Augur Buzzard sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Augur Buzzard in Waterberg Plateau Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Augur Buzzard in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.