Bird
Grasshopper Buzzard
Butastur rufipennis · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsJan · Nov–Decmost records
Records6,514in 19 countries
Most seen inGambia2,308 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Grasshopper Buzzard in brief
The grasshopper buzzard (Butastur rufipennis) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.
Across the 19 countries we cover it has 6,514 published records, most of them from Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, November and December and fall to their lowest in August and September.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Gambia2,308 records · best Nov, Dec
Ghana1,596 records · best Mar, Nov
Nigeria760 records · best Dec, Oct
Senegal594 records · best Jan, Feb
Benin336 records · best Feb, Apr
Cameroon178 records · best Mar, Apr
Burkina Faso139 records · best Nov, Dec
Chad137 records · best Sep, Feb
Ivory Coast84 records · best Mar, Dec
Central African Republic69 records · best Mar, Feb
Mali63 records · best Nov, Oct
Niger51 records · best Aug, Jul
Guinea50 records · best Jan, Feb
Sudan46 records · best Dec, Feb
Sierra Leone46 records · best Feb, Jan
Togo25 records · best Nov, Mar
South Sudan14 records · best Feb, Jan
Mauritania11 records · best Mar, Oct
Djibouti7 records · best Sep, Oct
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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