Hawks & Eagles in Nepal
Our list for Nepal has 13 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 8 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nepal in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusWinter visitorUncommon98–120 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataResidentUncommon65–72 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusWinter visitorRare93–122 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorRare48–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorRare46–61 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaPassage migrantRare66–94 cmRegularly Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Booted Eagle 42–51 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Northern Goshawk 46–61 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Egyptian Vulture 55–65 cm
- Bonelli's Eagle 65–72 cm
- Black Eagle 65–80 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