Black-mantled Goshawk vs Irish Major

Accipiter melanochlamys compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Goshawk is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Goshawk	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Accipiter	Oxycera
Species	Accipiter melanochlamys	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-mantled Goshawk and Irish Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Goshawk	Irish Major
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.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway