Hawks & Eagles in Belize
Our list for Belize has 5 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Belize in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusPassage migrantUncommon24–34 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisWinter visitorRare45–65 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaScarceRare89–105 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sharp-shinned Hawk 24–34 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Red-tailed Hawk 45–65 cm
- Harpy Eagle 89–105 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