Hawks & Eagles in Japan
Our list for Japan has 6 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 5 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Japan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
Steller's Sea-eagleHaliaeetus pelagicusWinter visitorUncommon85–105 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorRare46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
- Steller's Sea-eagle 85–105 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