Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Santa Marta Sabrewing

Accipiter castanilius compared with Campylopterus phainopeplus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while Santa Marta Sabrewing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Santa Marta Sabrewing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Trochilidae
Genus	Accipiter	Campylopterus
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Campylopterus phainopeplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk and Santa Marta Sabrewing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Santa Marta Sabrewing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Santa Marta Sabrewing
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.

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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