Hawks & Eagles in Zambia
Our list for Zambia has 6 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Zambia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusWinter visitorUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantRare43–47 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Montagu's Harrier 43–47 cm
- Booted Eagle 42–51 cm
- African Marsh Harrier 44–52 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Crowned Eagle 80–99 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