Halcón esmerejón vs Cernícalo Patirrojo

Falco columbarius compared with Falco vespertinus

Key Differences

• Halcón esmerejón is Least Concern while Cernícalo Patirrojo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Halcón esmerejón	Cernícalo Patirrojo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco columbarius	Falco vespertinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Halcón esmerejón and Cernícalo Patirrojo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

Halcón esmerejón

LC — Least Concern

Cernícalo Patirrojo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Halcón esmerejón	Cernícalo Patirrojo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Halcón esmerejón

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Cernícalo Patirrojo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Halcón esmerejón

El esmerejón (Falco columbarius) esta clasificado como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuido y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservacion inmediatas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden