Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Dark-Eyed Junco

Accipiter castanilius compared with Junco hyemalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while Dark-Eyed Junco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Dark-Eyed Junco
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Passerellidae
Genus	Accipiter	Junco
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Junco hyemalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk and Dark-Eyed Junco share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Dark-Eyed Junco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Dark-Eyed Junco
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.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway