African Cuckoo-Hawk vs Amboina Pitch Tree

Aviceda cuculoides compared with Agathis dammara

Key Differences

• African Cuckoo-Hawk is Least Concern while Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Cuckoo-Hawk	Amboina Pitch Tree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Braconidae
Genus	Aviceda	Agathis
Species	Aviceda cuculoides	Agathis dammara

Evolutionary Relationship

African Cuckoo-Hawk and Amboina Pitch Tree share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Cuckoo-Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Cuckoo-Hawk	Amboina Pitch Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Cuckoo-Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Amboina Pitch Tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

African Cuckoo-Hawk

The African Cuckoo-Hawk (Aviceda cuculoides) is a species in the genus Aviceda. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Amboina Pitch Tree

The Amboina Pitch Tree (Agathis dammara) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo