Beggar'S-Buttons vs Buckley's Forest-Falcon

Arctium lappa compared with Micrastur buckleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Buckley's Forest-Falcon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Falconidae
Genus	Arctium	Micrastur
Species	Arctium lappa	Micrastur buckleyi

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Buckley's Forest-Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Buckley's Forest-Falcon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar'S-Buttons

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Buckley's Forest-Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Beggar'S-Buttons

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Buckley's Forest-Falcon

The Buckley'S Forest-Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) is a species in the genus Micrastur. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.