Broad-winged Hawk vs Cottontop Tamarin

Buteo platypterus compared with Saguinus oedipus

Key Differences

• Broad-winged Hawk is Least Concern while Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-winged Hawk	Cottontop Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Callitrichidae
Genus	Buteo	Saguinus
Species	Buteo platypterus	Saguinus oedipus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-winged Hawk and Cottontop Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Broad-winged Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-winged Hawk	Cottontop Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-winged Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Cottontop Tamarin

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

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Broad-winged Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia