Eurasian Sparrowhawk vs Fire-fronted Serin

Accipiter nisus compared with Serinus pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Fire-fronted Serin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Fringillidae
Genus	Accipiter	Serinus
Species	Accipiter nisus	Serinus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Fire-fronted Serin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Fire-fronted Serin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Fire-fronted Serin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Fire-fronted Serin

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway