Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Lilypad Forktail

Accipiter castanilius compared with Ischnura kellicotti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk Lilypad 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 kellicotti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Lilypad Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk Lilypad 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.

Lilypad 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.

Lilypad Forktail

No description available.

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