Autour noir vs Autour des palombes

Accipiter melanoleucus compared with Accipiter gentilis

Key Differences

• Autour noir is Least Concern while Autour des palombes is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autour noir	Autour des palombes
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus same	Accipiter	Accipiter
Species	Accipiter melanoleucus	Accipiter gentilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Autour noir and Autour des palombes share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Accipiter.

Conservation Status

Autour noir

LC — Least Concern

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autour noir	Autour des palombes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autour noir

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Autour des palombes

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.

Autour noir

The Black Goshawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Autour des palombes

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