Hawks & Eagles in Spain
Our list for Spain has 15 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 4 summer visitors and 2 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Spain in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusResidentCommon93–122 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusSummer visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusResidentUncommon98–120 cmRecorded all year
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataResidentUncommon65–72 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentRare66–94 cmRecorded all year
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
- 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