Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Common Goldenring

Accipiter castanilius compared with Cordulegaster boltonii

Key Differences

• Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while Common Goldenring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Common Goldenring
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Accipiter	Cordulegaster
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Cordulegaster boltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk and Common Goldenring share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Common Goldenring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Common Goldenring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Common Goldenring

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Common Goldenring

Common Goldenring (Cordulegaster boltonii) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway