Hawks & Eagles in Austria
Our list for Austria has 13 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 4 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Austria in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Oct
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRegularly May–Sep
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusPassage migrantRare98–120 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Montagu's Harrier 43–47 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Northern Goshawk 46–61 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 cm
- Griffon Vulture 93–122 cm
- Cinereous Vulture 98–120 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made