Hawks & Eagles in Taiwan
Our list for Taiwan has 6 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 residents and 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Taiwan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Sep–May
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorRare46–61 cmRegularly Sep–May
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorRare66–94 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Northern Goshawk 46–61 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Black Eagle 65–80 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 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