Zinnoberkauz vs Habicht

Ninox ios compared with Accipiter gentilis

Key Differences

• Zinnoberkauz is Least Concern while Habicht is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zinnoberkauz	Habicht
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Aves (Vögel)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Strigiformes (Eulen)	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Ninox	Accipiter
Species	Ninox ios	Accipiter gentilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Zinnoberkauz and Habicht share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Vögel)

Conservation Status

Zinnoberkauz

LC — Least Concern

Habicht

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zinnoberkauz	Habicht
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zinnoberkauz

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Habicht

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Zinnoberkauz

The cinnabar boobook (Ninox ios) is a small owl in the family Strigidae, endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. It inhabits primary and mature secondary forest at low to mid elevations on the island, typically in humid lowland to foothill forest. Like other boobook owls, it is nocturnal, roosting in dense foliage during the day and hunting small vertebrates and invertebrates by night. The cinnabar boobook has rich rufous-brown upperparts and a distinctive reddish coloration that gives the species its evocative common name. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, with populations considered stable within its Sulawesi forest range. Sulawesi is a biogeographically remarkable island at the intersection of the Asian and Australian faunal zones, hosting a high proportion of endemic species. The island's forests face ongoing pressure from logging, mining, and agricultural encroachment, but the cinnabar boobook's adaptability to secondary forest provides some resilience. The species is entirely restricted to Sulawesi and does not occur in Europe; any database records listing Norway are data entry errors. The genus Ninox comprises the boobook owls of Australasia and Southeast Asia, with numerous island endemic species across Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Pacific islands.

Habicht

Eurasian Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) 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