Hawks & Eagles in Russia
Our list for Russia has 16 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 10 summer visitors, 3 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Russia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 16, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorCommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusSummer visitorUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Sep
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusSummer visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusSummer visitorUncommon98–120 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Steller's Sea-eagleHaliaeetus pelagicusPassage migrantUncommon85–105 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosSummer visitorRare66–102 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusPassage migrantRare55–65 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
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Egyptian Vulture 55–65 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 cm
- Steller's Sea-eagle 85–105 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