Butastur teesa
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa) is a medium-sized hawk, distinct from the true buzzards in the genus Buteo, found in South Asia. Adults have a rufous tail, a distinctive white iris, and a white throat bearing a dark mesial stripe bordered. The head is brown and the median coverts of the upper wing are pale. They lack the typical carpal patches on the underside of the wings seen in true buzzards, but the entire wing lining appears dark in contrast to the flight feathers. They sit upright on perches for prolonged periods and soar on thermals in search of insect and small vertebrate prey. They are vociferous in the breeding season, and several birds may be heard calling as they soar together.
This slim and small hawk is easily identified by its white iris and the white throat and dark mesial stripe. A white spot is sometimes visible on the back of the head. When perched, the wing tip nearly reaches the tip of the tail. The ceres are distinctly yellow and the head is dark with the underside of the body darkly barred. In flight, the narrow wings appear rounded with black tips to the feathers and the wing lining appears dark. The upper wing in flight shows a pale... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaipur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Jodhpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Nashik | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Jabalpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Lucknow | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Buzzard sighting in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 158th most-seen of the 272 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Buzzard in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Nagarhole National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 270 mm in July.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-eyed Buzzard sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
6th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate White-eyed Buzzard sightings, Nagarhole National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Gir National Park (India, about 30%), Bandhavgarh National Park (India, about 20%) and Satpura National Park (India, about 20%).
Same family: Accipitridae
The closest relatives of the White-eyed Buzzard that you can see in Nagarhole National Park (family Accipitridae, Hawks, Eagles, and Kites) are Crested Serpent Eagle (about 50%), Brahminy Kite (about 40%) and Oriental Honey-buzzard (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-eyed Buzzard is recorded against all the birds logged in Nagarhole National Park (73 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.
