Black-mantled Goshawk vs Corn Crake

Accipiter melanochlamys compared with Crex crex

Key Differences

  • Black-mantled Goshawk is Least Concern while Corn Crake is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-mantled Goshawk Corn Crake
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Aves (Birds) Aves (Birds)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Rallidae
Genus Accipiter Crex
Species Accipiter melanochlamys Crex crex

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Corn Crake

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-mantled Goshawk Corn Crake
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.

Corn Crake

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 8 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Corn Crake

Corn Crake (Crex crex) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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