Black-mantled Goshawk vs Dusky Starfrontlet

Accipiter melanochlamys compared with Coeligena orina

Key Differences

Black-mantled Goshawk is Least Concern while Dusky Starfrontlet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Goshawk	Dusky Starfrontlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Trochilidae
Genus	Accipiter	Coeligena
Species	Accipiter melanochlamys	Coeligena orina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Starfrontlet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Goshawk	Dusky Starfrontlet
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.

Dusky Starfrontlet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. 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.