Hawks & Eagles in Kazakhstan
Our list for Kazakhstan has 15 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 6 summer visitors, 6 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kazakhstan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorCommon66–94 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentCommon66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusWinter visitorUncommon98–120 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Sep
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRegularly Sep–May
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusSummer visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly May–Sep
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
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
- Egyptian Vulture 55–65 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 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