Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Foxtail

Accipiter castanilius compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Amaranthus
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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