Oriental Hobby vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Falco severus compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Oriental Hobby is Least Concern while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental Hobby	Yellow-billed Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Falconidae	Anatidae
Genus	Falco	Anas
Species	Falco severus	Anas georgica

Evolutionary Relationship

Oriental Hobby and Yellow-billed Pintail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Oriental Hobby

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental Hobby	Yellow-billed Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oriental Hobby

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway