Buteo auguralis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The red-necked buzzard (Buteo auguralis), also known as the African red-tailed buzzard, is a species of buzzard in the family Accipitridae which is found in western and northern central Africa. The red-necked buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with a distinctive rufous neck, the rufous colour extends up over the crown and down on to the upper back. The rest of the upperparts are mostly blackish, except for the rufous upper tail feathers which has a black subterminal bar. The underparts are mainly white, apart from a dark throat and dark blotches which extend along the flanks. Juveniles resemble the adults, but have a browner upperparts, creamy rather than white underparts and lack the dark throat.
The red-necked buzzard occurs in a broad band running from Mauritania south to Liberia then eastwards to Ethiopia and Uganda, as well as south along the Gulf of Guinea coast through Gabon to the Democratic Republic of Congo and north-eastern Angola.
The red-necked buzzard is a partial migrant, the northern populations may be completely migrant which leave the savanna following the rains and spend the dry season to the south along the edge...
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinko Conservation Area | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | |
| 2 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 3 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freetown | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Buzzard sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Buzzard in Kakum National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-necked Buzzard sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Red-necked Buzzard sightings, Kakum National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chinko Conservation Area (Central African Republic, about 20%) and Mole National Park (Ghana, about 20%).
Same family: Accipitridae
The closest relatives of the Red-necked Buzzard that you can see in Kakum National Park (family Accipitridae, Hawks, Eagles, and Kites) are African Harrier-Hawk (about 60%), Palmnut Vulture (about 40%) and Black Kite (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-necked Buzzard is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (56 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
