Hawks & Eagles in Greece
Our list for Greece has 15 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 4 summer visitors and 5 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Greece in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, 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
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusResidentUncommon93–122 cmRecorded all year
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorUncommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Red KiteMilvus milvusWinter visitorUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataResidentRare65–72 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusSummer visitorRare55–65 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusResidentRare98–120 cmRecorded all year
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
- Northern Goshawk 46–61 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Egyptian Vulture 55–65 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Bonelli's Eagle 65–72 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