Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk vs White-tipped Swift

Buteo lineatus compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Apodidae
Genus	Buteo	Aeronautes
Species	Buteo lineatus	Aeronautes montivagus

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk and White-tipped Swift share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway