العوسق vs Red-necked Falcon

Falco tinnunculus compared with Falco chicquera

Key Differences

• العوسق is Least Concern while Red-necked Falcon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	العوسق	Red-necked Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Aves (طيور)	Aves (طيور)
Order same	Falconiformes (صقريات الشكل)	Falconiformes (صقريات الشكل)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco tinnunculus	Falco chicquera

Evolutionary Relationship

العوسق and Red-necked Falcon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

العوسق

LC — Least Concern

Red-necked Falcon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	العوسق	Red-necked Falcon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

العوسق

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Red-necked Falcon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

العوسق

Eurasian Kestrel / Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway