Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Eastern Forktail

Accipiter castanilius compared with Ischnura verticalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Eastern Forktail
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)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Accipiter	Ischnura
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Ischnura verticalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Eastern Forktail
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.

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.