Orange-breasted Falcon vs Sooty Falcon

Falco deiroleucus compared with Falco concolor

Key Differences

• Orange-breasted Falcon is Near Threatened while Sooty Falcon is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-breasted Falcon	Sooty Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco deiroleucus	Falco concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-breasted Falcon and Sooty Falcon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

Orange-breasted Falcon

NT — Near Threatened

Sooty Falcon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-breasted Falcon	Sooty Falcon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-breasted Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Sooty Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Orange-breasted Falcon

Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway