Eurasian Sparrowhawk vs southern elder

Accipiter nisus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Eurasian Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Sambucus
Species	Accipiter nisus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.