Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Tree Heath

Accipiter castanilius compared with Erica arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Tree Heath
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)	Ericaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Erica
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Erica arborea

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Tree Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Tree Heath
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.

Tree Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.