Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Scarce Widow

Accipiter castanilius compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Scarce Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Accipiter	Dingana
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Dingana fraterna

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Scarce Widow
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.

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.