Sharp-shinned Hawk vs silk-tassel

Accipiter striatus compared with Garrya elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sharp-shinned Hawk	silk-tassel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Garryales (Garryales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Garryaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Garrya
Species	Accipiter striatus	Garrya elliptica

Conservation Status

Sharp-shinned Hawk

LC — Least Concern

silk-tassel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sharp-shinned Hawk	silk-tassel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

silk-tassel

Habitat

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

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 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.