Hawks & Eagles in Romania
Our list for Romania has 11 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 2 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Romania in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantRare66–102 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Montagu's Harrier 43–47 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
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 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