Where does the Grasshopper Buzzard live?
Butastur rufipennis has 7,798 records in 28 countries and territories, from 1901 to 2026. Most records come from Gambia.
- 7,798 records
- 28 places
- 70 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAccipitriformesAccipitridaeButastur
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19012026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2,305 | |
| Ghana | 1,591 | |
| Nigeria | 753 | |
| Kenya | 643 | |
| Senegal | 594 | |
| Uganda | 449 | |
| Benin | 333 | |
| Cameroon | 177 | |
| Chad | 137 | |
| Burkina Faso | 131 | |
| Ethiopia | 94 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 82 | |
| Tanzania | 71 | |
| DR Congo | 69 | |
| Central African Republic | 69 | |
| Mali | 62 | |
| Niger | 51 | |
| Guinea | 50 | |
| Sierra Leone | 46 | |
| Togo | 25 | |
| Sudan | 19 | |
| South Sudan | 14 | |
| Mauritania | 11 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 9 | |
| Djibouti | 7 | |
| Somalia | 3 | |
| Liberia | 2 | |
| Zambia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Accipitridae.
Red-tailed Hawk
12,453,989 records
Bald Eagle
7,794,263 records
Common Buzzard
7,541,433 records
Hen Harrier
5,090,488 records
Red-shouldered
5,068,701 records
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
3,359,616 records
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
2,938,262 records
Black Kite
2,793,592 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.