Eurasian Sparrowhawk vs large pheasant's-eye

Accipiter nisus compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Eurasian Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Adonis
Species	Accipiter nisus	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	large pheasant's-eye
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.

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 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