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Jackal Buzzard

Buteo rufofuscus (J.R.Forster, 1798) — also called JABU. Occurrence records of the Jackal Buzzard are shared on GBIF from around 203 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (2 091 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAccipitridae

203reserves with records

26 509records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 091
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 657
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 558
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 306
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 299
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 127
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	593
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	498
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	484
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	427
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	419
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	392
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	379
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	368
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	362
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	361
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	345
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	343
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	339
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	323
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	322
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	310
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	306
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	289
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	273
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	272
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	268
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	266
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	254
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	247
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	241
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	237
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	234
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	227
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	219
Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	217
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	206
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	185
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	184
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	183
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	176
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	174
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	165
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	162
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	161
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	158
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	157
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	157
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	146
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	143
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	139
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	138
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	129
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	126
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	126
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	124
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	114
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	109
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	108
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary	MP Mpumalanga	107

and 143 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 110 reserves
Eastern Cape: 34 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 34 reserves
Mpumalanga: 11 reserves
Free State: 8 reserves
Limpopo: 3 reserves
Northern Cape: 2 reserves
North West: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Scientific name: Buteo rufofuscus
GBIF taxon: 2480554
Wikidata: Q1266370

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.

Jackal Buzzard

Where it is recorded

By province

Taxonomy

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