African Goshawk vs Mountain Plume

Accipiter tachiro compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• African Goshawk is Least Concern while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Goshawk	Mountain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Accipiter	Stenoptilia
Species	Accipiter tachiro	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Goshawk and Mountain Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Goshawk	Mountain Plume
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.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway