Hawks & Eagles in India
Our list for India has 15 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 5 residents and 10 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in India in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusWinter visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataResidentRare65–72 cmRecorded all year
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusWinter visitorRare93–122 cmRegularly Sep–May
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusWinter visitorRare98–120 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorRare51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorRare41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentRare66–102 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorRare66–94 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorRare46–61 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Montagu's Harrier 43–47 cm
- Booted Eagle 42–51 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Northern Goshawk 46–61 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Egyptian Vulture 55–65 cm
- Bonelli's Eagle 65–72 cm
- Black Eagle 65–80 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