Buff-winged Starfrontlet vs Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

Coeligena lutetiae compared with Accipiter castanilius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Trochilidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Coeligena	Accipiter
Species	Coeligena lutetiae	Accipiter castanilius

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-winged Starfrontlet and Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

A large, distinctive hummingbird with iridescent green upper parts and distinctive buff-colored wing patches visible in flight, buff-winged starfrontlets inhabit humid montane forests of Ecuador and southern Colombia at elevations between 1,500–3,600 meters. Males bear a glittering blue-green gorget and iridescent crown. They are primarily nectar feeders at large flowering trees and epiphytic bromeliads. Listed as Least Concern but sensitive to deforestation of Andean cloud forest.

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

The Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter castanilius) 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