Sharp-shinned Hawk vs Slender Indigo

Accipiter striatus compared with Indigofera exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Slender Indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Fabaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Indigofera
Species	Accipiter striatus	Indigofera exilis

Conservation Status

Sharp-shinned Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Slender Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Slender Indigo
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.

Slender Indigo

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.