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Gray-faced Buzzard

Butastur indicus · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes

Best monthsMar–Apr · Octmost records
Records32,585in 9 countries
Most seen inTaiwan23,878 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About

Gray-faced Buzzard in brief

The gray-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.

Across the 9 countries we cover it has 32,585 published records, most of them from Taiwan, Japan and Philippines. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and October and fall to their lowest in June and August.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Taiwan23,878 records · best Oct, Apr
Japan3,685 records · best Mar, Oct
Philippines2,414 records · best Mar, Oct
South Korea1,320 records · best Jul, May
Vietnam614 records · best Mar, Feb
Singapore551 records · best Oct, Nov
Laos108 records · best Mar, Jan
Palau14 records · best Nov, Dec
Micronesia1 records · best Feb, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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