Hawks & Eagles in Mongolia
Our list for Mongolia has 11 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 4 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mongolia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusResidentCommon98–120 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentCommon66–102 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaSummer visitorUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusPassage migrantUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoPassage migrantUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly May–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 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
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 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