Hawks & Eagles in Morocco
Our list for Morocco has 13 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 8 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Morocco in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Oct
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataResidentUncommon65–72 cmRecorded all year
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusPassage migrantUncommon93–122 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusPassage migrantRare60–66 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisPassage migrantRare46–61 cmRegularly Oct–May
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
- Egyptian Vulture 55–65 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Bonelli's Eagle 65–72 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 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