Azure Hawker vs Great Thick-knee

Aeshna caerulea compared with Esacus recurvirostris

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Great Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Aeshnidae	Burhinidae
Genus	Aeshna	Esacus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Esacus recurvirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Great Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Great Thick-knee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Azure Hawker

The Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is a species in the genus Aeshna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway