Black-mantled Goshawk vs Common Cuckoo

Accipiter melanochlamys compared with Cuculus canorus

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Goshawk is Least Concern while Common Cuckoo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Goshawk	Common Cuckoo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Cuculidae
Genus	Accipiter	Cuculus
Species	Accipiter melanochlamys	Cuculus canorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-mantled Goshawk and Common Cuckoo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Common Cuckoo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Goshawk	Common Cuckoo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-mantled Goshawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Common Cuckoo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black-mantled Goshawk

The Black-mantled Goshawk (Accipiter melanochlamys) 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.

Common Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 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