African Goshawk vs Black-winged Saltator

Accipiter tachiro compared with Saltator atripennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Goshawk	Black-winged Saltator
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Thraupidae
Genus	Accipiter	Saltator
Species	Accipiter tachiro	Saltator atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Goshawk and Black-winged Saltator share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Black-winged Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Goshawk	Black-winged Saltator
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Goshawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Black-winged Saltator

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

African Goshawk

The African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Black-winged Saltator

A large, robust seed-eating bird of humid forest edges and secondary woodland in the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador and Colombia, black-winged saltators have slate-grey body plumage with distinctive black wings contrasting boldly with white wing markings. They inhabit dense undergrowth, forest borders, and secondary growth, foraging on large seeds, fruit, and buds. Like other saltators, they have powerful bills for cracking hard seeds. Listed as Least Concern with stable populations in remaining Pacific coastal forest.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway