Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Nodding Catchfly

Accipiter castanilius compared with Silene pendula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Nodding Catchfly
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)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Silene
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Silene pendula

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Nodding Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Nodding Catchfly
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.

Nodding Catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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