Hawks & Eagles in Bhutan
Our list for Bhutan has 10 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bhutan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Oct–May
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisPassage migrantUncommon46–61 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantRare66–102 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataScarceRare65–72 cm
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusScarceRare98–120 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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