Hawks & Eagles in Lebanon
Our list for Lebanon has 11 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 winter visitors, 8 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Lebanon in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantCommon52–60 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Sep–May
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Aug–May
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantCommon48–56 cmRegularly Jul–May
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusScarceCommon41–52 cm
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantCommon43–47 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Sep
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Sep
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisPassage migrantUncommon46–61 cmRegularly Oct
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusPassage migrantUncommon93–122 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
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
- Griffon Vulture 93–122 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