Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Dowdy Plume

Accipiter castanilius compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Accipiter	Stenoptilia
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Dowdy Plume
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.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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.