Hawks & Eagles in Iran
Our list for Iran has 15 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 summer visitors, 7 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Iran in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–May
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantCommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Oct
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorCommon66–94 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentCommon66–102 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusSummer visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRecorded all year
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisPassage migrantUncommon46–61 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusWinter visitorUncommon98–120 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataWinter visitorUncommon65–72 cmRegularly Jul–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
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Egyptian Vulture 55–65 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