African Hawk-Eagle vs Red-necked Buzzard

Aquila spilogaster compared with Buteo auguralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Hawk-Eagle	Red-necked 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	Aquila (True Eagles)	Buteo
Species	Aquila spilogaster	Buteo auguralis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Hawk-Eagle and Red-necked Buzzard share a common ancestor at the Family level: Accipitridae. (Hawks & Eagles)

Conservation Status

African Hawk-Eagle

LC — Least Concern

Red-necked Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Hawk-Eagle	Red-necked Buzzard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Hawk-Eagle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Red-necked Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

African Hawk-Eagle

The African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster) is a species in the genus Aquila. 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