Hawks & Eagles in Mozambique
Our list for Mozambique has 5 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mozambique in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusPassage migrantUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Booted Eagle 42–51 cm
- African Marsh Harrier 44–52 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Crowned Eagle 80–99 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