Hawks & Eagles in Croatia
Our list for Croatia has 12 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 3 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Croatia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Red KiteMilvus milvusWinter visitorUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusPassage migrantRare46–59 cmRegularly Jan
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusScarceRare42–51 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Montagu's Harrier 43–47 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Booted Eagle 42–51 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
- Griffon Vulture 93–122 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