Forest Buzzard

Buteo trizonatus Rudebeck, 1957

568 gWeight

The forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) is a species of bird of prey found in Africa, though some authorities have placed it as a subspecies of another species, the mountain buzzard, Buteo oreophilus.

Busiest months: September · Most records: South Africa, Eswatini

Near Threatened

Where and when it's recorded

Forest Buzzard has been recorded at 13 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kirstenbosch Botanical GardenSouth Africa277 records
Sani Pass (ZA) – low elevationSouth Africa10 records
Kruger NP – Pretoriuskop Rest CampSouth Africa4 records

More places

Mkhuze GRSouth Africa3 records
Wakkerstroom areaSouth Africa2 records
Hawane ReservoirEswatini1 record
DO NOT USE** Hluhluwe-Imfolozi GRSouth Africa1 record
Mkhuze GR – Kumasinga HideSouth Africa1 record
KwaDukuza – Sappi Stanger hideSouth Africa1 record
Stony Point – Penguin ColonySouth Africa1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

South Africa Eswatini

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) is a species of bird of prey found in Africa, though some authorities have placed it as a subspecies of another species, the mountain buzzard, Buteo oreophilus. This is a resident breeding species in woodlands in southern and eastern South Africa.

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