African Goshawk vs Rough-Legged Buzzard

Accipiter tachiro compared with Buteo lagopus

Key Differences

• African Goshawk is Least Concern while Rough-Legged Buzzard is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Goshawk	Rough-Legged 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 lagopus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Legged Buzzard

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Goshawk	Rough-Legged 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.

Rough-Legged Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Rough-Legged Buzzard

Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway