African Goshawk vs Common Buzzard

Accipiter tachiro compared with Buteo buteo

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Goshawk	Common Buzzard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Accipiter	Buteo
Species	Accipiter tachiro	Buteo buteo

Evolutionary Relationship

African Goshawk and Common Buzzard share a common ancestor at the Family level: Accipitridae. (Hawks & Eagles)

Conservation Status

African Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Common Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Goshawk	Common Buzzard
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.

Common Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.

Common Buzzard

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 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