Hawks & Eagles in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our list for Newfoundland and Labrador has 5 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Newfoundland and Labrador in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorCommon24–34 cmRecorded all year
Steller's Sea-eagleHaliaeetus pelagicusScarceUncommon85–105 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisSummer visitorUncommon45–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusResidentRare46–59 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sharp-shinned Hawk 24–34 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Red-tailed Hawk 45–65 cm
- Bald Eagle 70–102 cm
- Steller's Sea-eagle 85–105 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