Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Shoebutton

Accipiter castanilius compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Primulaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Ardisia
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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