Hawks & Eagles in Hungary
Our list for Hungary has 12 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 3 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Hungary in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Jul
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantRare66–102 cmRegularly May
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
- Golden Eagle 66–102 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