Hawks & Eagles in Turkey
Our list for Turkey has 17 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 5 summer visitors, 3 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Turkey in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusSummer visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusResidentUncommon98–120 cmRecorded all year
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Red KiteMilvus milvusWinter visitorRare60–66 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusPassage migrantRare46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataPassage migrantRare65–72 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusPassage migrantRare52–68 cmRegularly Sep
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
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Northern Goshawk 46–61 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Egyptian Vulture 55–65 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 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